SQRT
SQRT(n)

Returns the square root of n, which must be a positive number.

Examples

SQL> SELECT SQRT(100), 10*10, SQRT(81), 9*9 FROM dual;

 SQRT(100)      10*10   SQRT(81)        9*9
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
        10        100          9         81

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