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506 | 506 | <title>Arbitrary Precision Numbers</title> |
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508 | 508 | <para> |
509 | | - The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers of practically |
510 | | - unlimited size and precision, while being able to store all |
511 | | - numbers and carry out all calculations exactly. It is especially |
512 | | - recommended for storing monetary amounts and other quantities |
513 | | - where exactness is required. However, the <type>numeric</type> |
514 | | - type is very slow compared to the floating-point types described |
515 | | - in the next section. |
| 509 | + The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers with up to 1,000 |
| 510 | + digits of precision and perform calculations exactly. It is |
| 511 | + especially recommended for storing monetary amounts and other |
| 512 | + quantities where exactness is required. However, the |
| 513 | + <type>numeric</type> type is very slow compared to the |
| 514 | + floating-point types described in the next section. |
516 | 515 | </para> |
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518 | 517 | <para> |
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