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From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: SQL float types
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Msg-id 200007071619.MAA27138@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to SQL float types  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> The parser currently maps the type REAL to float8. I contend that it
> should be float4.
> 
> float4    =>    real
> float8    =>    double precision
> 

Is this based on the standard documents?

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