# module `concrete.fhe.extensions.multivariate`
Declaration of `multivariate` extension.
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## function `multivariate`
```python
multivariate(
function: Callable,
outputs: Optional[BaseDataType, Type[ScalarAnnotation]] = None
) → Callable
```
Wrap a multivariate function so that it is traced into a single generic node.
**Args:**
function (Callable[[Any, ...], Any]): multivariate function to wrap
outputs (Optional[Union[BaseDataType, Type[ScalarAnnotation]]], default = None): data type of the result only required for direct circuits ignored when compiling with inputsets
**Returns:**
Callable[[Union[Tracer, Any], ...], Union[Tracer, Any]]: another multivariate function that can be called with Tracers as well