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§Function exp

Calculate the exponent of a value. For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.

§Syntax

math.exp(x)

§Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
x	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Array | Matrix	A number or matrix to exponentiate

§Returns

Type	Description
Number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix	Exponent of x

§Examples

math.exp(2);                  // returns Number 7.3890560989306495
math.pow(math.e, 2);          // returns Number 7.3890560989306495
math.log(math.exp(2));        // returns Number 2

math.exp([1, 2, 3]);
// returns Array [
//   2.718281828459045,
//   7.3890560989306495,
//   20.085536923187668
// ]

§See also

log, pow