Re: Matrix, array, or tensor? (was Re: n-dim matrices)

[Karl Glazebrook]

Well in PDL we called them 'piddles' for precisely this reason!

The problem is they ARE arrays, which perl already has, just with a 
more compact storage and nicer representation.

And we ARE proposing to make them look like plain perl arrays remember!

So let's keep CALLING them arrays!

I suggest something like

RFCxxx: Arrays: compact storage for large numerical arrays
RFCxxx: Arrays: efficient multidimensional notation 
RFCxxx: Arrays: overloading, reduce, whatever...

This is also good as it looks like we are just proposing various
upgrades to Perl arrays which people will like.

etc.

Karl