-- float4 check CREATE TABLE float4tmp (a float4); \copy float4tmp from 'data/float4.data' SET enable_seqscan=on; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a < -179.0; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a <= -179.0; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a = -179.0; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a >= -179.0; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a > -179.0; SELECT a, a <-> '-179.0' FROM float4tmp ORDER BY a <-> '-179.0' LIMIT 3; CREATE INDEX float4idx ON float4tmp USING gist ( a ); SET enable_seqscan=off; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a < -179.0::float4; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a <= -179.0::float4; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a = -179.0::float4; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a >= -179.0::float4; SELECT count(*) FROM float4tmp WHERE a > -179.0::float4; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT a, a <-> '-179.0' FROM float4tmp ORDER BY a <-> '-179.0' LIMIT 3; SELECT a, a <-> '-179.0' FROM float4tmp ORDER BY a <-> '-179.0' LIMIT 3;