# Function cube Compute the cube of a value, `x * x * x`. For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise. ## Syntax ```js math.cube(x) ``` ### Parameters Parameter | Type | Description --------- | ---- | ----------- `x` | number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit | Number for which to calculate the cube ### Returns Type | Description ---- | ----------- number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Array | Matrix | Unit | Cube of x ### Throws Type | Description ---- | ----------- ## Examples ```js math.cube(2) // returns number 8 math.pow(2, 3) // returns number 8 math.cube(4) // returns number 64 4 * 4 * 4 // returns number 64 math.cube([1, 2, 3, 4]) // returns Array [1, 8, 27, 64] ``` ## See also [multiply](multiply.md), [square](square.md), [pow](pow.md), [cbrt](cbrt.md)