A NumPy affair: Broadcasting
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7 min readOct 25, 2019
This article explores the concept of Broadcasting that is utilized in the scientific computing package that is NumPy.
We will introduce the concept of Broadcasting by giving a simple definition, along with some examples to illustrate how Broadcasting is implemented in Python by leveraging NumPy arrays. A further detailed explanation will be provided along with a more in-depth definition of what Broadcasting is, its rules, benefits, and limitations.
Broadcasting is the methodology adopted in NumPy used to perform arithmetic operations on arrays with…
