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diff --git a/numpy/core/numeric.py b/numpy/core/numeric.py
index 8ada87b9f..0b16ba03a 100644
--- a/numpy/core/numeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/numeric.py
@@ -1772,19 +1772,19 @@ def _frombuffer(buf, dtype, shape, order):
@set_module('numpy')
-def isscalar(num):
+def isscalar(element):
"""
- Returns True if the type of `num` is a scalar type.
+ Returns True if the type of `element` is a scalar type.
Parameters
----------
- num : any
+ element : any
Input argument, can be of any type and shape.
Returns
-------
val : bool
- True if `num` is a scalar type, False if it is not.
+ True if `element` is a scalar type, False if it is not.
See Also
--------
@@ -1843,9 +1843,9 @@ def isscalar(num):
True
"""
- return (isinstance(num, generic)
- or type(num) in ScalarType
- or isinstance(num, numbers.Number))
+ return (isinstance(element, generic)
+ or type(element) in ScalarType
+ or isinstance(element, numbers.Number))
@set_module('numpy')