Glossary of Terms
This page lists alphabetically the meaning of various terms used in our library documentation:
Array-like
An instance of an object that can be interpreted as an array (e.g., a list, sparse, matrix, a NumPy array, etc)
Block
A part of a ds-array that is normally stored remotely.
Column
A column in a ds-array.
Column Block
A block or set of blocks representing a set of columns in a ds-array.
Csr_matrix
An instance of a sparse matrix in compressed sparse row format.
Ds-array
An instance of a distributed array.
Estimator
Anything that learns from data. Typically, an object that fits a model given some parameters and input data.
Feature
Each of the dimensions of a sample array. For example, petal length or color.
Label
A number that represents the category of a sample.
Predict
The category of unlabeled data according to a fitted model.
Row
A row in a ds-array.
Sample
An array that normally represents an observation or an instance. For example, the characteristics of a particular flower.