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multidimensional array

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion.

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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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Meaning 2

A data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays, all of which may be indexed with values of any data type, usually with a supporting syntax built-into a programming language.

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Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.

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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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  • German: mehrdimensionales Datenfeld — data structure consisting of a vector of vectors
  • Japanese: 多次元配列 (tajigenhairetsu) — data structure consisting of a vector of vectors
  • German: mehrdimensionales Datenfeld — data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays
  • Japanese: 多次元配列 (tajigenhairetsu) — data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays
  • German: mehrdimensionales Datenfeld — abstraction that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space
  • Japanese: 多次元配列 (tajigenhairetsu) — abstraction that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space