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<chapter id="datatype">
<title>Arbitrary Precision Numbers</title>
<para>
- The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers of practically
- unlimited size and precision, while being able to store all
- numbers and carry out all calculations exactly. It is especially
- recommended for storing monetary amounts and other quantities
- where exactness is required. However, the <type>numeric</type>
- type is very slow compared to the floating-point types described
- in the next section.
+ The type <type>numeric</type> can store numbers with up to 1,000
+ digits of precision and perform calculations exactly. It is
+ especially recommended for storing monetary amounts and other
+ quantities where exactness is required. However, the
+ <type>numeric</type> type is very slow compared to the
+ floating-point types described in the next section.
</para>
<para>