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Function expm1 #

Calculate the value of subtracting 1 from the exponential value. For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.

Syntax #

math.expm1(x)

Parameters #

Parameter	Type	Description
x	number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix	A number or matrix to apply expm1

Returns #

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

Examples #

math.expm1(2)                      // returns number 6.38905609893065
math.pow(math.e, 2) - 1            // returns number 6.3890560989306495
math.log(math.expm1(2) + 1)        // returns number 2

math.expm1([1, 2, 3])
// returns Array [
//   1.718281828459045,
//   6.3890560989306495,
//   19.085536923187668
// ]

See also #

exp, log, pow