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Function divide #
Divide two values, `x / y`.
To divide matrices, `x` is multiplied with the inverse of `y`: `x * inv(y)`.
Syntax #
```js
math.divide(x, y)
```
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | Numerator
`y` | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Denominator
Returns #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | Quotient, `x / y`
Throws #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Examples #
```js
math.divide(2, 3) // returns number 0.6666666666666666
const a = math.complex(5, 14)
const b = math.complex(4, 1)
math.divide(a, b) // returns Complex 2 + 3i
const c = [[7, -6], [13, -4]]
const d = [[1, 2], [4, 3]]
math.divide(c, d) // returns Array [[-9, 4], [-11, 6]]
const e = math.unit('18 km')
math.divide(e, 4.5) // returns Unit 4 km
```
See also #
[multiply](multiply.html)