Numeric Data Types

Numeric data types enable the database server to store numbers such as integers and real numbers in a column. 
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Numeric Data Type

                                 (1)           
|--+-| Exact Numeric Data Type |-----------+--------------------|
   |                                   (2) |   
   '-| Approximate Numeric Data Type |-----'   
Notes:
  1. See Exact Numeric Data Types
  2. See Approximate Numeric Data Types

The values of numbers are stored either as exact numeric data types or as approximate numeric data types.

Parent topic: Built-In Data Types
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