Function square
Compute the square of a value, x * x
.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
Syntax
square(x)
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
square(2); // returns number 4
square(3); // returns number 9
pow(3, 2); // returns number 9
multiply(3, 3); // returns number 9
square([1, 2, 3, 4]); // returns Array [1, 4, 9, 16]
See also
multiply,
cube,
sqrt,
pow