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# Function multiply
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Multiply two or more values, `x * y`.
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For matrices, the matrix product is calculated.
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## Syntax
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```js
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math.multiply(x, y)
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math.multiply(x, y, z, ...)
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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 | First value to multiply
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`y` | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | Second value to multiply
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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 | Multiplication of `x` and `y`
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## Examples
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```js
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math.multiply(4, 5.2); // returns number 20.8
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math.multiply(2, 3, 4); // returns number 24
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var a = math.complex(2, 3);
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var b = math.complex(4, 1);
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math.multiply(a, b); // returns Complex 5 + 14i
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var c = [[1, 2], [4, 3]];
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var d = [[1, 2, 3], [3, -4, 7]];
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math.multiply(c, d); // returns Array [[7, -6, 17], [13, -4, 33]]
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var e = math.unit('2.1 km');
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math.multiply(3, e); // returns Unit 6.3 km
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```
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## See also
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[divide](divide.md),
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[prod](prod.md),
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[cross](cross.md),
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[dot](dot.md)
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