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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml index 56eaa962a4b..5f45db24886 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml @@ -508,15 +508,14 @@ </para> <para> - We use the following terms below: The - <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the - count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of - the decimal point. The <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a - <type>numeric</type> is the total count of significant digits in - the whole number, that is, the number of digits to both sides of - the decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 - and a scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of - zero. + We use the following terms below: the + <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> + is the total count of significant digits in the whole number, + that is, the number of digits to both sides of the decimal point. + The <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the + count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of the + decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 and a + scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of zero. </para> <para> |