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3# Function atan
4
5Calculate the inverse tangent of a value.
6
7For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
8
9
10## Syntax
11
12```js
13math.atan(x)
14```
15
16### Parameters
17
18Parameter | Type | Description
19--------- | ---- | -----------
20`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Function input
21
22### Returns
23
24Type | Description
25---- | -----------
26number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Complex &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | The arc tangent of x
27
28
29## Examples
30
31```js
32math.atan(0.5)           // returns number 0.4636476090008061
33math.atan(math.tan(1.5)) // returns number 1.5
34
35math.atan(2)             // returns Complex 1.5707963267948966 -1.3169578969248166 i
36```
37
38
39## See also
40
41[tan](tan.md),
42[asin](asin.md),
43[acos](acos.md)

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3	`# Function atan`
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5	`Calculate the inverse tangent of a value.`
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7	`For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.`
8
9
10	`## Syntax`
11
12	```js
13	`math.atan(x)`
14	```
15
16	`### Parameters`
17
18	`Parameter \| Type \| Description`
19	`--------- \| ---- \| -----------`
20	`x` \| number \| BigNumber \| Complex \| Array \| Matrix \| Function input
21
22	`### Returns`
23
24	`Type \| Description`
25	`---- \| -----------`
26	`number \| BigNumber \| Complex \| Array \| Matrix \| The arc tangent of x`
27
28
29	`## Examples`
30
31	```js
32	`math.atan(0.5) // returns number 0.4636476090008061`
33	`math.atan(math.tan(1.5)) // returns number 1.5`
34
35	`math.atan(2) // returns Complex 1.5707963267948966 -1.3169578969248166 i`
36	```
37
38
39	`## See also`
40
41	`[tan](tan.md),`
42	`[asin](asin.md),`
43	`[acos](acos.md)`