[Rcpp-devel] R vectorisation vs. C++ vectorisation

[Darren Cook]

> | > I believe that such a function is normally called "clamp".
> | 
> | I'd not heard that before; is that the mathematical word for it? (clip
> | is terminology from graphics programming, where a clipping rectangle is
> | another word for a window or viewport)
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clamping_(graphics)

Thanks Dirk. Compare with
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipping_%28computer_graphics%29 and it
seems my use of the word clip was a bit sloppy.

So, yes, clamp() does seem like the more suitable name.

Darren


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