Name
hypot — return the Euclidean distance sqrt(x*x + y*y)
Synopsis
hypot(
|
in x double precision, |
in y double precision); |
Description
hypot returns the Euclidean distance
sqrt(x*x + y*y), computed without undue overflow or
underflow. The arguments are converted to IEEE 64-bit floats and the
result is of that type.
Parameters
x
First leg of the right triangle, as double precision.
y
Second leg of the right triangle, as double precision.
Return Types
hypot returns a double precision value.
Examples
Example 24.527. Simple example
SQL> select hypot(3, 4);
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DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL
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