# sqrt({n})

Returns the square root of a number *n*. The value *n* can be any non-negative numeric value in the range of 0 <= *n* <= 1.797e308.

`sqrt({n})` takes the following syntax.

```nolang
SELECT sqrt(N) as AliasName
FROM dataset;
```

## Example

This example returns the square root of 64.

```nolang
SELECT sqrt(64.0) as SqrtExample FROM Superstore
LIMIT 1;
```

| SqrtExample |
| ----------- |
| 8.0         |