[SOLVED] What dose "random access" mean in c++?

Question

i don't think i fully understand it.

Answer 1

Have you had a chance to study this Wiki page?

"In computer science, random access (more precisely and more generally called direct access) is the ability to access an arbitrary element of a sequence in equal time or any item of data from a population of addressable elements roughly as easily and efficiently as any other, no matter how many elements may be in the set. It is typically contrasted to sequential access.[...] ¹"

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¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_access

Answer 2

thanks C++ Soldier (Babak), that explains it a lot better.

Answer 3

Glad to hear! 8)