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