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Oracle/PLSQL: Sqrt Function


In Oracle/PLSQL, the sqrt function returns the square root of n.

The syntax for the sqrt function is:

sqrt( n )

n is a positive number.


Applies To:

  • Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g

For example:

sqrt(9) would return 3
sqrt(37) would return 6.08276253029822
sqrt(5.617) would return 2.37002109695251