D : Decimal data type

Decimal data type

An Actuate SQL data type that includes fixed point numbers consisting of up to 100 digits. You can specify a maximum scale and a maximum precision using the syntax (precision, scale). For example, DECIMAL (15, 4) represents decimals that can have up to 15 digits in all and up to 4 digits after the decimal point.

Related terms

Actuate SQL, data type

Contrast with

BigDecimal class, Double data type, Integer data type


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