# Understanding dimensions/shapes of variables

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**Created:** [August 29, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/understanding-dimensions-shapes-of-variables/12821 "2023-08-29T13:20:34Z")\
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Oops, I missed read the ‘students’ coord as `range(5)`. So yes, you would need to get the shapes in order as @ricardoV94 outlined.

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