SQRT

Computes the square root of the given input.

Syntax

SQRT(X) 

Arguments

X

Type: numeric

A numeric value.

Returns

Type: double

The square root of X as a double.

Note that if $x \leq 0$, then the function returns a null value.

Examples

X	Output
1	1.0
-1	null
0	0.0
10.5	3.24037034920393

Transformation job example

SQL

CREATE JOB function_operator_example
    ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true	
    AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
    SELECT 
        SQRT(4) AS sqrt_example
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data 
    WHERE time_filter()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

sqrt_example
2.0