Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> The next time somebody proposes that we can get exact results out of
>> floating-point arithmetic, I'm going to run away screaming.
> And you wonder why I avoid floating point variables like the plague...!
Float variables are fine for their intended use-case. The problem is
with trying to guarantee identical results across all platforms.
regards, tom lane
