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# numpy.signbit

`numpy.``signbit`(x, /, out=None, *, where=True, casting='same_kind', order='K', dtype=None, subok=True[, signature, extobj]) = <ufunc 'signbit'>

  Returns element-wise True where signbit is set (less than zero).

  Parameters: | x : array_like The input value(s). out : ndarray, None, or tuple of ndarray and None, optional A location into which the result is stored. If provided, it must have a shape that the inputs broadcast to. If not provided or None, a freshly-allocated array is returned. A tuple (possible only as a keyword argument) must have length equal to the number of outputs. where : array_like, optional Values of True indicate to calculate the ufunc at that position, values of False indicate to leave the value in the output alone. **kwargs For other keyword-only arguments, see the ufunc docs.
  Returns: | result : ndarray of bool Output array, or reference to out if that was supplied.

  Examples

      >>> np.signbit(-1.2)
      True
      >>> np.signbit(np.array([1, -2.3, 2.1]))
      array([False,  True, False], dtype=bool)