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<!-- Note: This file is automatically generated from source code comments. Changes made in this file will be overridden. -->
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# Function sech
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Calculate the hyperbolic secant of a value,
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defined as `sech(x) = 1 / cosh(x)`.
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For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
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## Syntax
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```js
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math.sech(x)
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```
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### Parameters
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Parameter | Type | Description
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--------- | ---- | -----------
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`x` | number | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | Function input
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### Returns
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Type | Description
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---- | -----------
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number | Complex | Array | Matrix | Hyperbolic secant of x
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### Throws
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Type | Description
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---- | -----------
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## Examples
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```js
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// sech(x) = 1/ cosh(x)
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math.sech(0.5) // returns 0.886818883970074
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1 / math.cosh(0.5) // returns 0.886818883970074
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```
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## See also
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[cosh](cosh.md),
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[csch](csch.md),
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[coth](coth.md)
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