SQRT()

Calculates the square root of a number.

Syntax

SQRT( <nNumber> ) --> <nSqrt>

Arguments

<nNumber> Any numeric value.

Returns

<nSqrt> The square root of <number>.

Description

This function returns the square root of <nNumber>. The precision of this evaluation is based solely on the settings of the SET DECIMAL TO command. Any negative number passed as <nNumber> will always return a 0.

      SET Decimal to 5
      ? SQRT(632512.62541)
      ? SQRT(845414111.91440)

Status

Ready

Compliance

This function is CA-Clipper compliant.

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

See Also

• ROUND()