# PetscSizeT
datatype used to represent sizes in memory (like size_t) 


## Notes
This is equivalent to size_t, but defined for consistency with Fortran, which lacks a native equivalent of size_t.


## See Also
 `PetscInt`, `PetscInt64`, `PetscCount`


## Level
intermediate

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/include/petscsystypes.h.html#PetscSizeT">include/petscsystypes.h</A>


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