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FUNCTIONS / MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

min_scale

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Minimum scale (number of fractional decimal digits) needed to represent the supplied value precisely

Signatures & examples

min_scale ( numeric ) → integer
Minimum scale (number of fractional decimal digits) needed to represent the supplied value precisely
min_scale(8.4100) → 2
Version history 1
  1. PG 12 → 13added

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