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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: numeric precision when raising one numeric to another.
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Msg-id 25769.1116453188@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: numeric precision when raising one numeric to  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
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Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com> writes:
> Considering that the SQL spec says the result of multiplication of exact
> numeric types is exact numeric types of precision S1+S2, and
> exponentiation is nothing more than repeated multiplication,

... not when the exponent is non-integral.

            regards, tom lane

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