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Index notation

In mathematics and computer programming, index notation is used to specify the elements of an array of numbers. The formalism of how indices are used varies according to the subject. In particular, there are different methods for referring to the elements of a list, a vector, or a matrix, depending on whether one is writing a formal mathematical paper…

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related to In mathematics · 4
Index notation → It, See, Special, The
related to In computing · 3
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related to One-dimensional arrays (vectors) · 2
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Index notation → way of addressing elements of an array

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Pascalinstance ofIn other languagesIn other programming languages0.80text
indices may start at 1instance ofIn other languagesIn other programming languages0.80text
so indexing in a block of memory can be changed to fit a start-at-1 addressing scheme by a simple linear transformationinstance ofIn other languagesIn other programming languages0.80text
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