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# scipy.spatial.distance.num_obs_dm

`scipy.spatial.distance.``num_obs_dm`(d)

  Returns the number of original observations that correspond to a square, redundant distance matrix.

  Parameters: | d : ndarray The target distance matrix.
  Returns: | num_obs_dm : int The number of observations in the redundant distance matrix.