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commit    6350dcc1f43154d404f52ab4e891ebecef0c2115
Author:   Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date:     Sun Jun 24 22:07:00 2018 +0000

    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


 doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml | 15 +++++++--------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 2cfba1d36d2..6b480f465b0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -515,14 +515,13 @@
 
     <para>
      We use the following terms below:  The
-     <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the
-     count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of
-     the decimal point.  The <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a
-     <type>numeric</type> is the total count of significant digits in
-     the whole number, that is, the number of digits to both sides of
-     the decimal point.  So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6
-     and a scale of 4.  Integers can be considered to have a scale of
-     zero.
+     <firstterm>precision</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type>
+     is the total count of significant digits in the whole number,
+     that is, the number of digits to both sides of the decimal point.
+     The <firstterm>scale</firstterm> of a <type>numeric</type> is the
+     count of decimal digits in the fractional part, to the right of the
+     decimal point.  So the number 23.5141 has a precision of 6 and a
+     scale of 4.  Integers can be considered to have a scale of zero.
     </para>
 
     <para>


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