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math.sqrt
math.sqrt(number)
Description
Returns the square root of the given number. Returns 0 in case of negative numbers.
Param data types
INT|FLOAT
Return type
FLOAT
Code samples
Example 1
This example returns the square root of an int argument.
math.sqrt(3) = 1.732051
Example 2
This example returns the square root of a negative int argument.
math.sqrt(-3) = 0.000000
Example 3
This example returns the square root of zero argument.
math.sqrt(0) = 0.000000
Example 4
This example returns the square root of a float argument.
math.sqrt(9.223372) = 3.037000
Example 5
This example returns the square root of a negative float argument.
math.sqrt(0-1.200000) = 0.000000
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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