# cbrt {#cbrt}

**Parent topic:**[Functions](../../Functions/category.md)

## Syntax {#syntax}

`cbrt(X)`

## Arguments {#arguments}

**X** can be a scalar/pair/vector/matrix/table.

## Details {#details}

Return the square root of *X*. The data type of the result is always DOUBLE.

## Examples {#examples}

```
cbrt(8);
// output: 2

cbrt(8 12 16);
// output: [2,2.289428,2.519842]

cbrt(1..6$2:3);
```

|0|1|2|
|---|---|---|
|1|1.44225|1.709976|
|1.259921|1.587401|1.817121|

