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

Count the number of elements of a matrix, array or string.


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

```js
math.count(x)
```

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

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | string &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | A matrix or string

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

Type | Description
---- | -----------
number | An integer with the elements in `x`.


<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.count('hello world')        // returns 11
const A = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]
math.count(A)                    // returns 6
math.count(math.range(1,6))      // returns 5
```


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

[size](size.html)