Arithmetic square root
Returns the square rootof x
(Decimal
value).
Sample usage
SQRT(4)
(equivalent to POWER(4, 0.5)
) returns 2.0
SQRT(3)
returns 1.73
SQRT(2)
returns 1.41
SQRT(1)
returns 1.00
SQRT(0)
returns 0.00
SQRT(-1)
(or any negative number) returns NaN
("not a number")
Syntax
SQRT(x)
x
- Any numeric type.
See Also