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# skip

Bypasses a specified number of elements in an observable sequence and then returns the remaining elements.

## Arguments

1. `count` *(`Number`)*: The number of elements to skip before returning the remaining elements.

## Returns

*(`Observable`)*: An observable sequence that contains the elements that occur after the specified index in the input sequence.

## Example