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Re: numeric data type?

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Zlatko Matić <zlatko.matic1@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> So, it seems that numeric without parameters (precision, scale) behave
> similar to float, but is much exact. Am I right or I missunderstood?

Right.  It's also considerably slower, since floating point
calculations can use the hardware.  Unless you're doing a huge number
of computations this may not be an issue.

-Doug


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