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MPI_Comm_size
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:ref:`MPI_Comm_size` |mdash| Returns the size of the group associated with a
communicator.

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INPUT PARAMETER
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* ``comm``: Communicator (handle).

OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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* ``size``: Number of processes in the group of comm (integer).
* ``ierror``: Fortran only: Error status (integer).

DESCRIPTION
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This function indicates the number of processes involved in a
communicator. For MPI_COMM_WORLD, it indicates the total number of
processes available. This function is equivalent to accessing the
communicator's group with :ref:`MPI_Comm_group`, computing the size using
:ref:`MPI_Group_size`, and then freeing the temporary group via :ref:`MPI_Group_free`.
If the communicator is an inter-communicator (enables communication
between two groups), this function returns the size of the local group.
To return the size of the remote group, use the :ref:`MPI_Comm_remote_size`
function.

This call is often used with :ref:`MPI_Comm_rank` to determine the amount of
concurrency available for a specific library or program. :ref:`MPI_Comm_rank`
indicates the rank of the process that calls it in the range from 0 . .
. size-1, where size is the return value of :ref:`MPI_Comm_size`.


NOTE
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MPI_COMM_NULL is not considered a valid argument to this function.


ERRORS
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.. seealso::
   * :ref:`MPI_Comm_group`
   * :ref:`MPI_Comm_rank`
   * :ref:`MPI_Comm_compare`