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# numpy.matlib.zeros

`numpy.matlib.``zeros`(shape, dtype=None, order='C')

  Return a matrix of given shape and type, filled with zeros.

  Parameters : | shape : int or sequence of ints Shape of the matrix dtype : data-type, optional The desired data-type for the matrix, default is float. order : {‘C’, ‘F’}, optional Whether to store the result in C- or Fortran-contiguous order, default is ‘C’.
  Returns : | out : matrix Zero matrix of given shape, dtype, and order.

  See also

  `numpy.zeros`
    Equivalent array function.
  `matlib.ones`
    Return a matrix of ones.

  Notes

  If `shape` has length one i.e. `(N,)`, or is a scalar `N`, out becomes a single row matrix of shape `(1,N)`.

  Examples

      >>> import numpy.matlib
      >>> np.matlib.zeros((2, 3))
      matrix([[ 0.,  0.,  0.],
              [ 0.,  0.,  0.]])

      >>> np.matlib.zeros(2)
      matrix([[ 0.,  0.]])