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# scipy.spatial.distance.num_obs_y

`scipy.spatial.distance.``num_obs_y`(Y)

  Returns the number of original observations that correspond to a condensed distance matrix.

  Parameters: | Y : ndarray Condensed distance matrix.
  Returns: | n : int The number of observations in the condensed distance matrix Y.