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sign

Read the PG 18 manual

Sign of the argument (-1, 0, or +1)

Reading PG 18current·documented in 26 of 27 versions, 7.2 to 20

7.17.27.37.48.08.18.28.38.49.09.19.29.39.49.59.61011121314151617181920

Signatures & examples

sign ( numeric ) → numeric
Sign of the argument (-1, 0, or +1)
sign(-8.4) → -1
sign ( double precision ) → double precision
Sign of the argument (-1, 0, or +1)
sign(-8.4) → -1
Version history 3
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 7.2 → 7.3 changed
  3. 7.1 → 7.2 added

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