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# Function sqrt
Calculate the square root of a value.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
## Syntax
```js
math.sqrt(x)
```
### Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Array | Matrix | null | Value for which to calculate the square root.
### Returns
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Number | BigNumber | Complex | Array | Matrix | Returns the square root of `x`
## Examples
```js
math.sqrt(25); // returns 5
math.square(5); // returns 25
math.sqrt(-4); // returns Complex -2i
```
## See also
[square](square.md),
[multiply](multiply.md)
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