# ellipe > Compute the [complete elliptic integral of the second kind][elliptic-integral].
The [complete elliptic integral of the second kind][elliptic-integral] is defined as
Complete elliptic integral of the second kind.
where the parameter `m` is related to the modulus `k` by `m = k^2`.
## Usage ```javascript var ellipe = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe' ); ``` #### ellipe( m ) Computes the [complete elliptic integral of the second kind][elliptic-integral]. ```javascript var v = ellipe( 0.5 ); // returns ~1.351 v = ellipe( -1.0 ); // returns ~1.910 v = ellipe( 2.0 ); // returns NaN v = ellipe( Infinity ); // returns NaN v = ellipe( -Infinity ); // returns NaN v = ellipe( NaN ); // returns NaN ```
## Notes - This function is valid for `-∞ < m <= 1`.
## Examples ```javascript var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var ellipe = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe' ); var m; var i; for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) { m = -1.0 + ( randu() * 2.0 ); console.log( 'ellipe(%d) = %d', m, ellipe( m ) ); } ```
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## References - Fukushima, Toshio. 2009. "Fast computation of complete elliptic integrals and Jacobian elliptic functions." _Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy_ 105 (4): 305. doi:[10.1007/s10569-009-9228-z][@fukushima:2009a]. - Fukushima, Toshio. 2015. "Precise and fast computation of complete elliptic integrals by piecewise minimax rational function approximation." _Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics_ 282 (July): 71–76. doi:[10.1016/j.cam.2014.12.038][@fukushima:2015a].