Common Lisp also has multi dimensional arrays and one - dimensional vectors. I believe Rich was pretty familiar with that language in a former life
http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/t_array.htm On 3 Oct 2015 15:44, "Erik Price" <e...@zensight.co> wrote: > I always assumed it was because vectors have similar properties to the > classic java.util.Vector: they’re variable-length, contain heterogenous > objects accessible by integer index, and safe for concurrent access from > multiple threads: > http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Vector.html > > e > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 11:46 PM, Mars0i <marsh...@logical.net> wrote: > >> I have no idea about the official reason, but outside of certain >> programming languages that use "array" for one-dimensional data structures, >> an array often has two (or more) dimensions. In R, for example, arrays can >> have an arbitrary number of dimensions. Honestly, when I'm away from Java >> for a while and then encounter the term "array" in Java, I have to stop and >> remember that it's 1-D, or check some documentation, because "array" >> doesn't automatically mean 1-D to me. >> >> On the other hand, I believe that vectors are always one-dimensional, as >> in linear algebra. >> >> So maybe Rich Hickey just decided that "vector" was a better, less >> ambiguous name. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Clojure" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
