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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: tjo@acm.org
Cc: Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: SQL error: function round(double precision, integer) does
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:54:28 -0500
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"TJ O'Donnell" <tjo@acm.org> writes:
> Is there some fundamental reason for round(dp) but round(numeric,int)?

I think the main argument against supporting round(dp,int) is that the
result would be inherently inexact (at least for int>0).

			regards, tom lane

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