Re: NUMBER Vs NUMBER(38)

From: Michel Cadot <micadot_at_netcourrier.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:30:30 +0200
Message-ID: <7ptho0$q0u$1@oceanite.cybercable.fr>

NUMBER is a floating point number with precision of about 38 digits in the ranges:

range -9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999x10^125 to -1x10^-130 ;

0 ;

range 1x10^-130 to 9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999x10^125

NUMBER(38) is an integer of 38 digits max.

Nandakumar a écrit dans le message <7ps905$j8s$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
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>Can someone give the difference between the datatype declarations,
>NUMBER and NUMBER(38)?
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Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 02:30:30 CDT