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| 3 | # Function cube
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| 5 | Compute the cube of a value, `x * x * x`.
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| 6 | For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
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| 9 | ## Syntax
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| 11 | ```js
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| 12 | math.cube(x)
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| 13 | ```
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| 15 | ### Parameters
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| 17 | Parameter | Type | Description
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| 18 | --------- | ---- | -----------
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| 19 | `x` | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit | Number for which to calculate the cube
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| 21 | ### Returns
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| 23 | Type | Description
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| 24 | ---- | -----------
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| 25 | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit | Cube of x
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| 28 | ## Examples
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| 30 | ```js
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| 31 | math.cube(2) // returns number 8
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| 32 | math.pow(2, 3) // returns number 8
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| 33 | math.cube(4) // returns number 64
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| 34 | 4 * 4 * 4 // returns number 64
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| 36 | math.cube([1, 2, 3, 4]) // returns Array [1, 8, 27, 64]
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| 37 | ```
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| 40 | ## See also
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| 41 |
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| 42 | [multiply](multiply.md),
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| 43 | [square](square.md),
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| 44 | [pow](pow.md),
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| 45 | [cbrt](cbrt.md)
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