---
name: "Maths.sqrt"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Maths.sqrt"
---

# Maths.sqrt(3kaya)

Square root

## NAME

Maths::sqrt - Square root

## SYNOPSIS

**Float sqrt(** *Float x* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**x** The number

## DESCRIPTION

Return the positive square root of *x*

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

The optional **Complex(3kaya)** module can be used to handle square roots of negative numbers.