simple-squiggle/node_modules/mathjs/docs/reference/functions/apply.md

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# Function apply
Apply a function that maps an array to a scalar
along a given axis of a matrix or array.
Returns a new matrix or array with one less dimension than the input.
## Syntax
```js
math.apply(A, dim, callback)
```
### Where
- `dim: number` is a zero-based dimension over which to concatenate the matrices.
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`array` | Array &#124; Matrix | The input Matrix
`dim` | number | The dimension along which the callback is applied
`callback` | Function | The callback function that is applied. This Function should take an array or 1-d matrix as an input and return a number.
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Array &#124; Matrix | res The residual matrix with the function applied over some dimension.
### Throws
Type | Description
---- | -----------
## Examples
```js
const A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
const sum = math.sum
math.apply(A, 0, sum) // returns [4, 6]
math.apply(A, 1, sum) // returns [3, 7]
```
## See also
[map](map.md),
[filter](filter.md),
[forEach](forEach.md)