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Function sum #

Compute the sum of a matrix or a list with values. In case of a (multi dimensional) array or matrix, the sum of all elements will be calculated.

Syntax #

math.sum(a, b, c, ...)
math.sum(A)

Parameters #

Parameter	Type	Description
args	... *	A single matrix or or multiple scalar values

Returns #

Type	Description

• | The sum of all values

Examples #

math.sum(2, 1, 4, 3);               // returns 10
math.sum([2, 1, 4, 3]);             // returns 10
math.sum([[2, 5], [4, 3], [1, 7]]); // returns 22

See also #

mean, median, min, max, prod, std, var