Function square #

Compute the square of a value, x * x. To avoid confusion with multiplying a square matrix by itself, this function does not apply to matrices. If you wish to square every element of a matrix, see the examples.

Syntax #

math.square(x)

Parameters #

Parameter Type Description
x number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit Number for which to calculate the square

Returns #

Type Description
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit Squared value

Throws #

Type | Description —- | ———–

Examples #

math.square(2)           // returns number 4
math.square(3)           // returns number 9
math.pow(3, 2)           // returns number 9
math.multiply(3, 3)      // returns number 9

math.map([1, 2, 3, 4], math.square)  // returns Array [1, 4, 9, 16]

See also #

multiply, cube, sqrt, pow

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