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# Function cos
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Calculate the cosine of a value.
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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.cos(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 | BigNumber | 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 | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix | Cosine 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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math.cos(2) // returns number -0.4161468365471422
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math.cos(math.pi / 4) // returns number 0.7071067811865475
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math.cos(math.unit(180, 'deg')) // returns number -1
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math.cos(math.unit(60, 'deg')) // returns number 0.5
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const angle = 0.2
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math.pow(math.sin(angle), 2) + math.pow(math.cos(angle), 2) // returns number ~1
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```
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## See also
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[cos](cos.md),
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[tan](tan.md)
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