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Mention precision of NUMERIC in docs.

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Bruce Momjian 2002-04-13 01:35:09 +00:00
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<chapter id="datatype"> <chapter id="datatype">
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<title>Arbitrary Precision Numbers</title> <title>Arbitrary Precision Numbers</title>
<para> <para>
The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers of practically The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers with up to 1,000
unlimited size and precision, while being able to store all digits of precision and perform calculations exactly. It is
numbers and carry out all calculations exactly. It is especially especially recommended for storing monetary amounts and other
recommended for storing monetary amounts and other quantities quantities where exactness is required. However, the
where exactness is required. However, the <type>numeric</type> <type>numeric</type> type is very slow compared to the
type is very slow compared to the floating-point types described floating-point types described in the next section.
in the next section.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>