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# scipy.cluster.hierarchy.num_obs_linkage

`scipy.cluster.hierarchy.``num_obs_linkage`(Z)

  Returns the number of original observations of the linkage matrix passed.

  Parameters: | Z : ndarray The linkage matrix on which to perform the operation.
  Returns: | n : int The number of original observations in the linkage.