FLOAT/REAL/DOUBLE PRECISION Data Types | Teradata Vantage - FLOAT/REAL/DOUBLE PRECISION Data Types - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

SQL Data Types and Literals

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
17.10
Published
July 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-07-27
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Represent values in sign/magnitude form ranging from 2.226 x 10-308 to 1.797 x 10308.

ANSI Compliance

REAL and DOUBLE PRECISION are in the ANSI SQL:2011 standard. FLOAT is a Teradata synonym for REAL and DOUBLE PRECISION.

Syntax

{ FLOAT | REAL | DOUBLE PRECISION } [ attributes [...] ]

Syntax Elements

attributes
Appropriate data type attributes, column storage attributes, or column constraint attributes.
See Core Data Type Attributes and Storage and Constraint Attributes for specific information.