sum

The ‘af.sum()’ function in ArrayFire computes the sum of the elements in an array. This function can perform the summation over all elements or along a specified dimension. It is useful for aggregating data, calculating totals, and summarizing results in numerical computations.

Function

af.sum()

• Python interface used to compute the sum of the elements in an array.

Detailed Description

The ‘af.sum()’ function calculates the sum of array elements. You can choose to compute the sum across all elements of the array or along a specific dimension. This function supports both reducing the array to a single value and computing sums along specified axes.

Function Documentation

af.sum()

Syntax:

af.sum(array)

Parameters:

‘array’: The ArrayFire array for which the sum will be computed. ‘dim’: An optional integer specifying the dimension along which to compute the sum. By default, it is set to 0, which means the function will sum along the first dimension.

Returns:

An ArrayFire array containing the sum of the elements.