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Oracle Data Types - FLOAT
Versions: Oracle 11g, 10g, 9i, 8i and 7.3
| Oracle - FLOAT | |
|---|---|
| Syntax | FLOAT[(p)] |
| Data | Floating-point numeric data |
| Parameters | p is the binary precision. 126 digits of binary precision is roughly equivalent to 38 digits of decimal precision |
| Range | 1 ⇐ p ⇐ 126 |
| Default | p is 126 |
| Storage Size | 1 to 22 bytes |
| Standards | ANSI SQL |
Oracle FLOAT - Equivalents in Other Databases
| Database | Data Type and Conversion |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | FLOAT(p) |
| MySQL | FLOAT(p,s) |
| PostgreSQL | FLOAT(p) |
| Sybase ASE | FLOAT(p) |
| Informix | FLOAT(p), p is ignored |
| HP Neoview | FLOAT(p) |
| Ingres | FLOAT; REAL |
Related Data Types in Oracle
| Data Types | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating-point, fixed-point and integers | NUMBER | BINARY_FLOAT | BINARY_DOUBLE |
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