@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 8 months agoExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyzimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down117
arrow-up1503arrow-down1imageExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-square@expr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoIt’s not a terrible name, since it’s derived from the mathematical construct of vectors as n-tuples. In the case of vectors in programming, n relates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.
It’s not a terrible name, since it’s derived from the mathematical construct of vectors as
n
-tuples. In the case of vectors in programming,n
relates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.That makes sense.