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How To Think Like a Computer Scientist C++ Edition The Pretext Interactive Version

Section 10.15 Glossary

Glossary Glossary

vector:.
A named collection of values, where all the values have the same type, and each value is identified by an index.
element:.
One of the values in a vector. The [] operator selects elements of a vector.
index:.
An integer variable or value used to indicate an element of a vector.
constructor:.
A special function that creates a new object and initializes its instance variables.
deterministic:.
A program that does the same thing every time it is run.
pseudorandom:.
A sequence of numbers that appear to be random, but which are actually the product of a deterministic computation.
seed:.
A value used to initialize a random number sequence. Using the same seed should yield the same sequence of values.
bottom-up design:.
A method of program development that starts by writing small, useful functions and then assembling them into larger solutions.
histogram:.
A vector of integers where each integer counts the number of values that fall into a certain range.

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