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

Calculate the hypotenusa of a list with values. The hypotenusa is defined as:

    hypot(a, b, c, ...) = sqrt(a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + ...)

For matrix input, the hypotenusa is calculated for all values in the matrix.


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

```js
math.hypot(a, b, ...)
math.hypot([a, b, c, ...])
```

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

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`args` | ... number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | A list with numeric values or an Array or Matrix. Matrix and Array input is flattened and returns a single number for the whole matrix.

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

Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber | Returns the hypothenusa of the input values.


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

```js
math.hypot(3, 4)      // 5
math.hypot(3, 4, 5)   // 7.0710678118654755
math.hypot([3, 4, 5]) // 7.0710678118654755
math.hypot(-2)        // 2
```


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

[abs](abs.html),
[norm](norm.html)