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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 `Y`.

  Parameters : | Y : ndarray The number of original observations in the condensed observation `Y`.
  Returns : | n : int The number of observations in the condensed distance matrix passed.

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