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Update description of timestamp types for 7.3 implementation.

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Tom Lane 2002-10-31 22:18:42 +00:00
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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.105 2002/10/21 02:12:08 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml,v 1.106 2002/10/31 22:18:42 tgl Exp $
-->
<chapter id="datatype">
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</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><type>timestamp [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] without time zone</type></entry>
<entry><type>timestamp [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] [ without time zone ]</type></entry>
<entry>both date and time</entry>
<entry>8 bytes</entry>
<entry>4713 BC</entry>
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<entry>1 microsecond / 14 digits</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><type>timestamp [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] [ with time zone ]</type></entry>
<entry><type>timestamp [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ] with time zone</type></entry>
<entry>both date and time</entry>
<entry>8 bytes</entry>
<entry>4713 BC</entry>
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</row>
<row>
<entry><type>interval [ (<replaceable>p</replaceable>) ]</type></entry>
<entry>for time intervals</entry>
<entry>time intervals</entry>
<entry>12 bytes</entry>
<entry>-178000000 years</entry>
<entry>178000000 years</entry>
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optional precision value <replaceable>p</replaceable> which
specifies the number of fractional digits retained in the seconds
field. By default, there is no explicit bound on precision. The
effective limit of precision is determined by the underlying double
precision floating-point number used to store values (in seconds
for <type>interval</type> and
in seconds since 2000-01-01 for <type>timestamp</type>). The
useful range of <replaceable>p</replaceable> is from 0 to about
6 for <type>timestamp</type>, but may be more for <type>interval</type>.
The system will accept <replaceable>p</replaceable> ranging from
0 to 13.
allowed range of <replaceable>p</replaceable> is from 0 to 6.
</para>
<note>
<para>
When timestamps are stored as double precision floating-point
numbers (currently the default), the effective limit of precision
may be less than 6, since timestamp values are stored as seconds
since 2000-01-01. Microsecond precision is achieved for dates within
a few years of 2000-01-01, but the precision degrades for dates further
away. When timestamps are stored as eight-byte integers (a compile-time
option), microsecond precision is available over the full range of
values.
</para>
</note>
<para>
Time zones, and time-zone conventions, are influenced by
political decisions, not just earth geometry. Time zones around the