t, 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

    )