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\chapter{Glossary}
\label{cha:glossary}
\begin{quote}
This chapter provides a glossary of terms.\footnote{Please let us know of
any additions to this list which you feel would be helpful.}
\end{quote}
\begin{description}
\item[array] An array refers to the Python object type defined by the NumPy
extensions to store and manipulate numbers efficiently.
\item[byteswapped]
\item[discontiguous]
\item[misaligned]
\item[misbehaved array] A \class{\numarray} which is byteswapped, misaligned,
or discontiguous.
\item[rank] The rank of an array is the number of dimensions it has, or the
number of integers in its shape tuple.
\item[shape] Array objects have an attribute called shape which is necessarily
a tuple. An array with an empty tuple shape is treated like a scalar (it
holds one element).
\item[ufunc] A callable object which performs operations on all of the elements
of its arguments, which can be lists, tuples, or arrays. Many ufuncs are
defined in the umath module.
\item[universal function] See ufunc.
\end{description}
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