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Python Introduction to NumPy Array Organization Indexing

Confused with array axis

Can anyone explain the axis clearly? The more I try to understand axis, the more I get confused.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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As mentioned around 1:50 in the video, "axis" is just another term for "dimension". For a 2-dimension array, they would be the same as rows and columns: axes