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category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
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parent_url: /wcp_docs/
title: sqrt (number)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns the square root of the given number.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`Decimal`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
number:sqrt(number)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>number</td><td>A number to multiply by itself a number of times.</td></tr><tr><td>exponent</td><td>An integer exponent, which is the number of times to multiply the base by itself.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`number:sqrt(5.0)`

Returns `2.236`