# numpy.ma.size

ma.size(obj, axis=None)

  Return the number of elements along a given axis.

  Parameters:
    a array_like

      Input data.

    axis int, optional

      Axis along which the elements are counted. By default, give the total number of elements.

  Returns:
    element_count int

      Number of elements along the specified axis.

  See also

  `shape`

    dimensions of array

  `ndarray.shape`

    dimensions of array

  `ndarray.size`

    number of elements in array

  Examples

      >>> a = np.array([[1,2,3],[4,5,6]])
      >>> np.size(a)
      6
      >>> np.size(a,1)
      3
      >>> np.size(a,0)
      2