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# init(identityMatrixOfSize:)

Initialize as an identity matrix.

```
init(identityMatrixOfSize size: Int)
```

## Parameters

`size`

The size (order) of the matrix

## Discussion

The initializer creates a shaped array of shape size x size where the contents are zeros
except array[scalarAt: x, x], which are ones.

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