HYPOT(X, Y) (Fortran 2008)

Purpose

Calculates the Euclidean distance between two values.

Class

Elemental function

Argument type and attributes

X

An INTENT(IN) REAL

Y

An INTENT(IN) argument of the same type and kind type parameter as X.

Result type and attributes

Same as X.

Result value

The result value is equal to sqrt(x² + y²), approximately.