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# scipy.special.ellipk

`scipy.special.``ellipk`(m)

  Complete elliptic integral of the first kind.

  This function is defined as

  \[K(m) = \int_0^{\pi/2} [1 - m \sin(t)^2]^{-1/2} dt\]

  Parameters: | m : array_like The parameter of the elliptic integral.
  Returns: | K : array_like Value of the elliptic integral.

  See also

  `ellipkm1`
    Complete elliptic integral of the first kind around m = 1
  `ellipkinc`
    Incomplete elliptic integral of the first kind
  `ellipe`
    Complete elliptic integral of the second kind
  `ellipeinc`
    Incomplete elliptic integral of the second kind

  Notes

  For more precision around point m = 1, use `ellipkm1`, which this function calls.