manual.texi NUMERIC(M,D) arguments are optional.

earlier MySQL versions, @code{FLOAT(precision)} always has 2 decimals.

Note that using @code{FLOAT} may give you some unexpected problems as

all calculation in MySQL is done with double precision.

all calculations in MySQL are done with double precision.

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@cindex ODBC compatibility

Allowable values are @code{@w{-3.402823466E+38}} to

@code{@w{-1.175494351E-38}}, @code{0}, and @code{@w{1.175494351E-38}} to

@code{3.402823466E+38}.  The @code{M} is the display width and @code{D} is the

number of decimals.  @code{FLOAT} without an argument or with an argument of

<= 24 stands for a single-precision floating-point number.

number of decimals.  @code{FLOAT} without arguments or @code{FLOAT(X)} where

@code{X} <= 24 stands for a single-precision floating-point number.

@tindex DOUBLE

@tindex FLOAT(precision)

@code{@w{-2.2250738585072014E-308}}, @code{0}, and

@code{2.2250738585072014E-308} to @code{1.7976931348623157E+308}.  The

@code{M} is the display width and @code{D} is the number of decimals.

@code{DOUBLE} without an argument or @code{FLOAT(X)} where 25 <= @code{X}

@code{DOUBLE} without arguments or @code{FLOAT(X)} where 25 <= @code{X}

<= 53 stands for a double-precision floating-point number.

@tindex DOUBLE PRECISION

Prior to MySQL Version 3.23, the @code{M} argument must include the space

needed for the sign and the decimal point.

@tindex DEC

@tindex NUMERIC

@item NUMERIC(M,D) [ZEROFILL]

@item DEC[(M[,D])] [ZEROFILL]

@itemx NUMERIC[(M[,D])] [ZEROFILL]

This is a synonym for @code{DECIMAL}.

These are synonym for @code{DECIMAL}.

@tindex DATE

@item DATE