Sqrt / Computation Layer

Calculate the square root of numeric values. Similar to numpy.sqrt() or R's sqrt().

Mathematical form: $y_{i} = x_{i} = x_{i}^{1/2}$ Key properties:

Domain: [0, ∞)
Inverse of x²
Concave function

Common applications:

Distance calculations (Euclidean)
Standard deviation computation
Area to length conversion
Scale normalization
Statistical analysis
Error propagation

Note: Negative inputs result in null values.

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Transforms

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column

The numeric column to compute square roots for. Must be non-negative. Common inputs:

Squared distances
Variances (to get std. deviation)
Areas (to get linear dimensions)
Squared errors
Positive measurements

Name for the new column. If not provided, the system generates a unique name. If AsColumn matches an existing column, the existing column is replaced. The name should follow valid column naming conventions.