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witty_username@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Probably because it’s what they’re called in C++.

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• jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I assume because it all does tie back to math terms. There is a lot of computer science in which arrays/lists are used for vector arithmetic (graphics, ML, generic math). I suspect only later in the field did arrays mutate into generic lists that you see in R and Python.

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