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

Convert a numeric input to a specific numeric type: number, BigNumber, bigint, or Fraction.


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

```js
math.numeric(x)
math.numeric(value, outputType)
```

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

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`value` | string &#124; number &#124; BigNumber &#124; bigint &#124; Fraction |  A numeric value or a string containing a numeric value
`outputType` | string |  Desired numeric output type. Available values: 'number', 'BigNumber', or 'Fraction'

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

Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber &#124; bigint &#124; Fraction |  Returns an instance of the numeric in the requested type


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

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


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

```js
math.numeric('4')                           // returns 4
math.numeric('4', 'number')                 // returns 4
math.numeric('4', 'bigint')                 // returns 4n
math.numeric('4', 'BigNumber')              // returns BigNumber 4
math.numeric('4', 'Fraction')               // returns Fraction 4
math.numeric(4, 'Fraction')                 // returns Fraction 4
math.numeric(math.fraction(2, 5), 'number') // returns 0.4
```


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

[number](number.html),
[fraction](fraction.html),
[bignumber](bignumber.html),
[bigint](bigint.html),
[string](string.html),
[format](format.html)