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# Sqrt

Compute the positive square root of a positive number.

**Category:** `math`

**Syntax:**

```
Sqrt([number_column])
```

**Returns:** `FloatColumn`

**Context Filtering:** ✓ Yes

## Parameters

| Name     | Type             | Required | Description                                                    |
| -------- | ---------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `number` | `number\|column` | ✓ Yes    | The number or column of numbers to compute the square root of. |

**Allowed Column Types:** INT, FLOAT, DECIMAL

## Validation

* Minimum parameters: 1
* Maximum parameters: 1

## Examples

```
Sqrt(9)
```

Square root of 9.
**Result:** `3`

```
Sqrt(16)
```

Square root of 16.
**Result:** `4`

```
Sqrt([Value])
```

Square root for each value in the column.

## Related Functions

* [Sign](sign) - Determine if a number is positive, negative, or zero
* [Int](int) - Round down to nearest integer