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Maybe they mean std::vector in C++?
It’s a terrible name. The math answer is what I would give.
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.
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That makes sense.
I myself was confused, when I first saw what a vector did in practice. Really bad name.
But then I didn’t take Comp Sci.
NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s a terrible name. The math answer is what I would give.
expr@programming.dev 7 months ago
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,nrelates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That makes sense.
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 7 months ago
I myself was confused, when I first saw what a vector did in practice.
Really bad name.
But then I didn’t take Comp Sci.