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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-04-13 01:35:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-04-13 01:35:09 +0000 |
| commit | e916ad28c77a953c448e0de99ba9f993e65d9d76 (patch) | |
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Mention precision of NUMERIC in docs.
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml index 1dbf460cf4c..576000d73d4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.87 2002/04/03 05:39:27 petere Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.88 2002/04/13 01:35:09 momjian Exp $ --> <chapter id="datatype"> @@ -506,13 +506,12 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.87 2002/04/03 05:39:27 pe <title>Arbitrary Precision Numbers</title> <para> - The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers of practically - unlimited size and precision, while being able to store all - numbers and carry out all calculations exactly. It is especially - recommended for storing monetary amounts and other quantities - where exactness is required. However, the <type>numeric</type> - type is very slow compared to the floating-point types described - in the next section. + The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers with up to 1,000 + digits of precision and perform calculations exactly. It is + especially recommended for storing monetary amounts and other + quantities where exactness is required. However, the + <type>numeric</type> type is very slow compared to the + floating-point types described in the next section. </para> <para> |