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doc: adjust order of NUMERIC arguments to match syntax
Specifically, mention precision before scale Reported-by: claytonjsalem@gmail.com Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/152967566691.1268.1062965601465200209@wrigleys.postgresql.org Backpatch-through: 9.3
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We use the following terms below: The
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<firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the
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count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of
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the decimal point. The <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a
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<type>numeric</type> is the total count of significant digits in
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the whole number, that is, the number of digits to both sides of
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the decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6
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and a scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of
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zero.
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We use the following terms below: the
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<firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type>
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is the total count of significant digits in the whole number,
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that is, the number of digits to both sides of the decimal point.
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The <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the
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count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of the
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decimal point. So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 and a
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scale of 4. Integers can be considered to have a scale of zero.
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