Function square #
Compute the square of a value, x * x
.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
Syntax #
Parameters #
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
x |
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit |
Number for which to calculate the square |
Returns #
Type |
Description |
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit |
Squared value |
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.square([1, 2, 3, 4]) // returns Array [1, 4, 9, 16]
See also #
multiply,
cube,
sqrt,
pow