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We use the following terms below: The |
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<firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the |
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count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of |
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the decimal point. The <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a |
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<type>numeric</type> is the total count of significant digits in |
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the whole number, that is, the number of digits to both sides of |
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the decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 |
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and a scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of |
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zero. |
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<firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> |
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is the total count of significant digits in the whole number, |
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that is, the number of digits to both sides of the decimal point. |
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The <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the |
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count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of the |
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decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 and a |
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scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of zero. |
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