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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: postgres arithmetic: raising to nth power
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Msg-id 15191.1128032844@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to postgres arithmetic: raising to nth power  (Ennio-Sr <nasr.laili@tin.it>)
Responses Re: postgres arithmetic: raising to nth power  (Ennio-Sr <nasr.laili@tin.it>)
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Ennio-Sr <nasr.laili@tin.it> writes:
> So, the problem is: how can I get to know which results are correct and
> which aren't?  May be the presence on the trailing 'e+..' is signalling
> there is an error?

I take it you've never seen floating-point notation before?

Read the "e" as "times ten to the power of".

            regards, tom lane

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