# acosh > Compute the [hyperbolic arccosine][hyperbolic-arccosine] of a number.
## Usage ```javascript var acosh = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/acosh' ); ``` #### acosh( x ) Computes the [hyperbolic arccosine][hyperbolic-arccosine] of a `number` (in radians). ```javascript var v = acosh( 1.0 ); // returns 0.0 v = acosh( 2.0 ); // returns ~1.317 v = acosh( 0.5 ); // returns NaN ``` The domain of `x` is restricted to `[1,+infinity)`. If `x < 1`, the function will return `NaN`. ```javascript var v = acosh( 0.0 ); // returns NaN ```
## Examples ```javascript var linspace = require( '@stdlib/array/linspace' ); var acosh = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/acosh' ); var x = linspace( 1.0, 5.0, 100 ); var i; for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) { console.log( acosh( x[ i ] ) ); } ```