SQRT (MDX)
Returns the square root of the given numeric value.
Returned Type
This function returns a number.
Syntax and Details
SQRT(numeric_expression)
Where:
-
numeric_expression is an expression that evaluates to a number.
Typically, this expression has the form [MEASURES].[measure_name]
Example
The first example shows the square root of the Patient Count measure:
SELECT SQRT(MEASURES.[%COUNT]) ON 0 FROM patients
SQRT
100
The next example uses the %LABEL function to apply a more detailed caption:
SELECT %LABEL(SQRT(MEASURES.[%COUNT]),"SQRT PAT CNT") ON 0 FROM patients
SQRT PAT CNT
100
