# dask.array.ma.masked_not_equal

### dask.array.ma.masked_not_equal(x, value, copy=True)

Mask an array where *not* equal to a given value.

This function is a shortcut to `masked_where`, with
condition = (x != value).

#### SEE ALSO
[`masked_where`](dask.array.ma.masked_where.html.md#dask.array.ma.masked_where)
: Mask where a condition is met.

### Examples

```pycon
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import numpy.ma as ma
>>> a = np.arange(4)
>>> a
array([0, 1, 2, 3])
>>> ma.masked_not_equal(a, 2)
masked_array(data=[--, --, 2, --],
             mask=[ True,  True, False,  True],
       fill_value=999999)
```

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