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Sqrt Function

Sqrt (number as Numeric) as Numeric

Category: Math
Description: Returns the positive square root of a number
Supported Context: FormulaField And BusinessRules
Parameters:  
number as Numeric Positive or negative numeric value or reference to a numeric field
Returned value as Numeric Returns a numeric value equal to the positive square root of the number provided in the "number" parameter
Example #1

Example:

Sqrt(4)

The formula above will return a value of 2

Example: $C_positive_value = 9 Sqrt($C_positive_value) > returns 3

Example: $C_negative_value = -9 Sqrt($C_negative_value) > returns 3

Tips Similar functions include Exp() and Mod()
Related Functions

Exp()

Mod()