Exponentiation confusion - Mailing list pgsql-general

In trying to answer an SO question I ran across this:

Postgres version 14.5

select 10^(-1 * 18);
  ?column?
----------
     1e-18

select 10^(-1 * 18::numeric);
       ?column?
--------------------
  0.0000000000000000


Same for power:

select power(10, -18);
  power
-------
  1e-18
(1 row)

select power(10, -18::numeric);
        power
--------------------
  0.0000000000000000


Why is the cast throwing off the result?

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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com