# Function cube Compute the cube of a value, `x * x * x`. For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise. ## Syntax ```js math.cube(x) ``` ### Parameters Parameter | Type | Description --------- | ---- | ----------- `x` | Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Array | Matrix | null | Number for which to calculate the cube ### Returns Type | Description ---- | ----------- Number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix | Cube of x ## Examples ```js math.cube(2); // returns Number 8 math.pow(2, 3); // returns Number 8 math.cube(4); // returns Number 64 4 * 4 * 4; // returns Number 64 math.cube([1, 2, 3, 4]); // returns Array [1, 8, 27, 64] ``` ## See also [multiply](multiply.md), [square](square.md), [pow](pow.md)