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math.sqrt

Returns the square root of the provided parameter. The result is always a double.

Syntax

math.sqrt (dbl)

Params

dbl is any numerical frontier value, like a longtype or doubletype

Returns

A double, the square root of the value

Examples

Math.sqrt (256)
   » 16.0

Math.sqrt (4.84)
   » 2.2

Math.sqrt ("121")
   » 11.0

Errors

An error is generated if the parameter (dbl) can’t be coerced to a double value

Notes

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