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CBRT function

The CBRT function is a mathematical function that calculates the cube root of a given number.

Syntax

CBRT(number)

Arguments

CBRT takes a DOUBLE PRECISION number as an argument.

Return type

DOUBLE PRECISION

Examples

The following example uses the TICKIT sample database. For more information, see Sample database.

To calculate the cube root of the commission paid for a given transaction, use the following example.

SELECT CBRT(commission) FROM sales WHERE salesid=10000;

+--------------------+
|        cbrt        |
+--------------------+
| 3.0383953904884344 |
+--------------------+