Categories:: Numeric functions (Exponent and Root)

SQRT¶

Returns the square-root of a non-negative numeric expression.

Syntax¶

SQRT(expr)

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Usage notes¶

Always returns a floating point number, even if the input expression is of an integer type.
If the input expression is negative, an error will be reported.

Examples¶

SELECT x, sqrt(x) FROM tab;

--------+-------------+
   x    |   sqrt(x)   |
--------+-------------+
 0      | 0           |
 2      | 1.414213562 |
 10     | 3.16227766  |
 [NULL] | [NULL]      |
--------+-------------+

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