COSH Function

Returns the hyperbolic cosine.

Category: Hyperbolic

Syntax

COSH(argument)

Required Argument

argument

specifies a numeric constant, variable, or expression.

Details

The COSH function returns the hyperbolic cosine of the argument, given by
( ε a r g u m e n t + ε - a r g u m e n t ) / 2

Example

The following SAS statements produce these results.
SAS Statement
Result
x=cosh(0);
1
x=cosh(-5.0);
74.209948525
x=cosh(0.5);
1.1276259652