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What are the fundamental differences between the functions in Python's math module and their equivalents in the NumPy library?

wjandrea
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Isiaka Basiru
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  • Does this answer your question? [What is the difference between import numpy and import math](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41648058/what-is-the-difference-between-import-numpy-and-import-math) – wjandrea Feb 26 '23 at 16:50
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numpy works with vectors (or scalars, or matrices, or arbitrary n-dimensional arrays), math works with scalars only.

Antony Hatchkins
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    More specifically, `math` only works with floats, or other objects that can be converted to float. That's why we have [`cmath`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/cmath.html) for example, to work with complex numbers. – wjandrea Feb 26 '23 at 16:27