Function multiply
Multiply two values, x * y
.
For matrices, the matrix product is calculated.
Syntax
multiply(x, y)
Parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
x |
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix |
First value to multiply |
y |
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix |
Second value to multiply |
Returns
Type |
Description |
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix |
Multiplication of x and y |
Examples
multiply(4, 5.2); // returns number 20.8
var a = complex(2, 3);
var b = complex(4, 1);
multiply(a, b); // returns Complex 5 + 14i
var c = [[1, 2], [4, 3]];
var d = [[1, 2, 3], [3, -4, 7]];
multiply(c, d); // returns Array [[7, -6, 17], [13, -4, 33]]
var e = unit('2.1 km');
multiply(3, e); // returns Unit 6.3 km
See also
divide