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<B>HYPOT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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hypot(&lt;expression&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) 
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If <em>rounded</em> is on, and the two arguments evaluate to numbers, this 
operator returns the square root of the sums of the squares of the 
arguments in a manner that avoids intermediate overflow. In other cases, 
an expression in the original operator is returned. 
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hypot(3,4); 

  HYPOT(3,4) 


on rounded; 

ws; 

  5.0 


hypot(a,b); 

  HYPOT(A,B)

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