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[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Did nobody else's CS department require a bunch of linear algebra courses? A vector is an element of vector space.

[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sets are just objects in the category of Set.

[–] droans@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That is quite possibly the least helpful answer you could give.

[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Also the most correct :)

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Q: what is a vector? A: it is a vector

[–] sexy_peach@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

We do and we know this. Maybe programmers would give that answer

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

My university requires two for the CS program, as I recall.