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# numpy.less

`numpy.``less`(x1, x2[, out]) = <ufunc 'less'>

  Return the truth value of (x1 < x2) element-wise.

  Parameters : | x1, x2 : array_like Input arrays. If `x1.shape != x2.shape`, they must be broadcastable to a common shape (which may be the shape of one or the other).
  Returns : | out : bool or ndarray of bool Array of bools, or a single bool if x1 and x2 are scalars.

  See also

  `greater`, `less_equal`, `greater_equal`, `equal`, `not_equal`

  Examples

      >>> np.less([1, 2], [2, 2])
      array([ True, False], dtype=bool)

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