SQRT (NoSQL query)

The SQRT function returns the square root of the specified numeric value.

An Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL system function that returns the square root of the specified numeric value.

Syntax

SQRT(<numeric_expr>)

Arguments

Return types

Returns a numeric expression.

Examples

This section contains examples of how to use this query language construct.

Calculate square roots

In this example, the SQRT function is used to return the square roots of various numeric values.

SELECT VALUE {
  sqrtZero: SQRT(0),
  sqrtOne: SQRT(1),
  sqrtFour: SQRT(4),
  sqrtPrime: SQRT(17),
  sqrtTwentyFive: SQRT(25)
}

[
  {
    "sqrtZero": 0,
    "sqrtOne": 1,
    "sqrtFour": 2,
    "sqrtPrime": 4.123105625617661,
    "sqrtTwentyFive": 5
  }
]

Remarks

• This function doesn't utilize the index.