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# Function eval
Evaluate an expression.
Note the evaluating arbitrary expressions may involve security risks,
see [http://mathjs.org/docs/expressions/security.html](http://mathjs.org/docs/expressions/security.html) for more information.
## Syntax
```js
math.eval(expr)
math.eval(expr, scope)
math.eval([expr1, expr2, expr3, ...])
math.eval([expr1, expr2, expr3, ...], scope)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`expr` | string &#124; string[] &#124; Matrix | The expression to be evaluated
`scope` | Object | Scope to read/write variables
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
* | The result of the expression
## Examples
```js
math.eval('(2+3)/4'); // 1.25
math.eval('sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)'); // 5
math.eval('sqrt(-4)'); // 2i
math.eval(['a=3', 'b=4', 'a*b']);, // [3, 4, 12]
var scope = {a:3, b:4};
math.eval('a * b', scope); // 12
```
## See also
[parse](parse.md),
[compile](compile.md)