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FUNCTIONS / MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

sqrt

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Square root

Signatures & examples

sqrt ( numeric ) → numeric
Square root
sqrt(2) → 1.4142135623730951
sqrt ( double precision ) → double precision
Square root
sqrt(2) → 1.4142135623730951
Version history 1
  1. PG 12 → 13changed

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