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math.hypot() function

math.hypot() returns the square root of p*p + q*q, taking care to avoid overflow and underflow.

Function type signature
(p: float, q: float) => float

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

p

(Required) p-value to use in the operation.

q

(Required) q-value to use in the operation.

Examples

Return the hypotenuse of two values

import "math"

math.hypot(p: 2.0, q: 5.0)// 5.385164807134505

Use math.hypot in map

import "math"

data
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: math.hypot(p: r.a, q: r.b)}))

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