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The context is i, j, k as indices in programs. No doubt FORTRAN was influenced by prior use such as you cite. But in no case does i used as an index come from i
by jibal 10mo ago
The context is i, j, k as indices in programs. No doubt FORTRAN was influenced by prior use such as you cite. But in no case does i used as an index come from i designating an imaginary number, which is what I aimed to refute.
- zeckalpha 10mo agoRepresenting dimensions as indexable rows and columns of vectors or matrices was done on paper in the 1800s.