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@@ -3060,8 +3060,10 @@ add_newdoc('numpy.core.multiarray', 'ndarray', ('size',
"""
Number of elements in the array.
- Equivalent to ``np.prod(a.shape)``, i.e., the product of the array's
- dimensions.
+ Equal to ``np.prod(a.shape)``, i.e., the product of the array's
+ dimensions, except that ``size`` returns an instance of ``int``
+ whereas ``np.prod(a.shape)`` returns an instance of ``np.int_``
+ (e.g. ``np.int64``).
Examples
--------