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<h1 id="function-compile">Function compile <a href="#function-compile" title="Permalink">#</a></h1>

Parse and compile an expression.
Returns a an object with a function `evaluate([scope])` to evaluate the
compiled expression.


<h2 id="syntax">Syntax <a href="#syntax" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
math.compile(expr)                       // returns one node
math.compile([expr1, expr2, expr3, ...]) // returns an array with nodes
```

<h3 id="parameters">Parameters <a href="#parameters" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`expr` | string &#124; string[] &#124; Array &#124; Matrix |  The expression to be compiled

<h3 id="returns">Returns <a href="#returns" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------
{evaluate: Function} &#124; Array.&lt;{evaluate: Function}&gt; | code An object with the compiled expression


<h3 id="throws">Throws <a href="#throws" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------
Error | 

<h2 id="examples">Examples <a href="#examples" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
const code1 = math.compile('sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)')
code1.evaluate() // 5

let scope = {a: 3, b: 4}
const code2 = math.compile('a * b') // 12
code2.evaluate(scope) // 12
scope.a = 5
code2.evaluate(scope) // 20

const nodes = math.compile(['a = 3', 'b = 4', 'a * b'])
nodes[2].evaluate() // 12
```


<h2 id="see-also">See also <a href="#see-also" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

[parse](parse.html),
[evaluate](evaluate.html)