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• expr@programming.dev ⁨6⁩ ⁨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, n relates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.

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  • NorthWestWind@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That makes sense.

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• ulterno@lemmy.kde.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨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.

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