warp.length\_sq
===============

.. currentmodule:: warp._src.lang

.. function:: length_sq(a: Vector[Scalar, Any]) -> Scalar

   .. wp-function-tags::
      :kernel: true
      :python: true
      :differentiable: true

   Compute the squared length of ``a``.
   
   Compute the squared length of a vector.

.. function:: length_sq(a: Quaternion[Float]) -> Float
   :noindex:

   .. wp-function-tags::
      :kernel: true
      :python: true
      :differentiable: true

   Compute the squared length of ``a``.
   
   Compute the squared length of a quaternion.