[Jprogramming] The word for arrays of rank > 2

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       1.5    Spaghetti

       2.5    Foam

(Sparse arrays)

On 24/10/11 22:39, simon at superware.com.au wrote:
> Rank     Term
>
>     0      grain
>
>     1      strand
>
>     2      sheet
>
>     3      loaf
>
>    >3      pudding or blancmange
>
>
> Quoting PackRat<packrat at anet.com>:
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>> I thought that the following was the "official" J terminology usage:
>>
>> Rank	Term		Alternate term
>>
>>    0	Atom		Scalar
>>
>>    1	List		Vector
>>
>>    2	Table		Matrix
>>
>>   >2	Report		Array
>>
>>
>> Harvey
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