Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
The difference is that many languages (like Python) assign the name
"list" to a data structure that is actually a *vector*.
Actually, it's not. It's called that, but actual "vectors" have
properties that a mere list of unrelated numbers don't. Like, vectors
are invariant under change of coordinate spaces.
Python's list is a "list", an ordered collection of values. A LISP list
is a list, an ordered collection of values. They're just implemented
differently. LISP uses a linked list, Python uses contiguous memory
locations. Neither is a vector, except to people who know about
computers but not math or science.
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