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499 | 499 | <para> |
500 | 500 | The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers with a |
501 | | - very large number of digits and perform calculations exactly. It is |
502 | | - especially recommended for storing monetary amounts and other |
503 | | - quantities where exactness is required. However, arithmetic on |
504 | | - <type>numeric</type> values is very slow compared to the integer |
505 | | - types, or to the floating-point types described in the next section. |
| 501 | + very large number of digits. It is especially recommended for |
| 502 | + storing monetary amounts and other quantities where exactness is |
| 503 | + required. Calculations with <type>numeric</type> values yield exact |
| 504 | + results where possible, e.g. addition, subtraction, multiplication. |
| 505 | + However, calculations on <type>numeric</type> values are very slow |
| 506 | + compared to the integer types, or to the floating-point types |
| 507 | + described in the next section. |
506 | 508 | </para> |
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