array
/əˈɹeɪ/ noun C1- Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
- A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
- An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
- Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle. · drawn up in battle array
- A large collection. · We offer a dazzling array of choices.
- A matrix.
- Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
- A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
Plural arrays
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They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions.
A man arrived yesterday from Yanina, bringing a formidable array of documents; and when we hesitated to publish the accusatory article, he told us it should be inserted in some other paper.”
When we are forced to continually evaluate an infinite array of permutations, our finite cognitive resources are rapidly and thoroughly depleted.
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