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  1.2827 05/04/07 11:25:25 jon@stripped +1 -0
  Precision argument for FLOAT, DOUBLE, and DOUBLE PRECISION
  column types represents bits, not decimal places.
  Fixes Bug #9612.

  Docs/manual.texi
    1.2664 05/04/07 11:25:19 jon@stripped +17 -16
    Precision argument for FLOAT, DOUBLE, and DOUBLE PRECISION
    column types represents bits, not decimal places.
    Fixes Bug #9612.

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--- 1.2663/Docs/manual.texi	2005-04-06 22:43:12 +10:00
+++ 1.2664/Docs/manual.texi	2005-04-07 11:25:19 +10:00
@@ -45235,15 +45235,16 @@
 
 @tindex FLOAT data type
 @tindex data type, FLOAT
-@item FLOAT[(@var{M},@var{D})] [UNSIGNED] [ZEROFILL]
+@item FLOAT[(@var{M},@var{B})] [UNSIGNED] [ZEROFILL]
 
 A small (single-precision) floating-point number.  Allowable values are
 @code{@w{-3.402823466E+38}} to @code{@w{-1.175494351E-38}}, @code{0},
-and @code{@w{1.175494351E-38}} to @code{3.402823466E+38}.  If
-@code{UNSIGNED} is specified, negative values are disallowed.  @var{M}
-is the display width and @var{D} is the number of decimals.  @code{FLOAT}
-without arguments or @code{FLOAT(@var{p})} (where @var{p} is in the range from
-0 to 24) stands for a single-precision floating-point number.
+and @code{@w{1.175494351E-38}} to @code{3.402823466E+38}.  If @code{UNSIGNED} is
+specified, negative values are disallowed.  @var{M} is the display width and
+@var{B} is the number of bits of precision. @code{FLOAT} without arguments or
+@code{FLOAT(@var{p})} (where @var{p} is in the range from 0 to 24) stands for a
+single-precision floating-point number. A single-precision floating-point number
+is accurate to approximately 7 decimal places.
 @c end_description_for_help_topic
 
 @c description_for_help_topic DOUBLE  FLOAT8 UNSIGNED ZEROFILL PRECISION REAL
@@ -45251,17 +45252,17 @@
 @tindex FLOAT data type
 @tindex data type, DOUBLE
 @tindex data type, FLOAT
-@item DOUBLE[(@var{M},@var{D})] [UNSIGNED] [ZEROFILL]
+@item DOUBLE[(@var{M},@var{B})] [UNSIGNED] [ZEROFILL]
 
-A normal-size (double-precision) floating-point number.
-Allowable values are @code{@w{-1.7976931348623157E+308}} to
-@code{@w{-2.2250738585072014E-308}}, @code{0}, and
-@code{2.2250738585072014E-308} to @code{1.7976931348623157E+308}.  If
-@code{UNSIGNED} is specified, negative values are disallowed.
-@var{M} is the display width and @var{D} is the number of decimals.
-@code{DOUBLE} without arguments or @code{FLOAT(@var{p})} (where
-@var{p} is in the
-range from 25 to 53) stands for a double-precision floating-point number.
+A normal-size (double-precision) floating-point number. Allowable values are
+@code{@w{-1.7976931348623157E+308}} to @code{@w{-2.2250738585072014E-308}},
+@code{0}, and @code{2.2250738585072014E-308} to @code{1.7976931348623157E+308}.
+If @code{UNSIGNED} is specified, negative values are disallowed. @var{M} is the
+display width and @var{B} is the number of bits of precision. @code{DOUBLE}
+without arguments or @code{FLOAT(@var{p})} (where @var{p} is in the range from
+25 to 53) stands for a double-precision floating-point number. A
+double-precision floating-point number is accurate to approximately 15 decimal
+places.
 
 @tindex DOUBLE PRECISION data type
 @tindex REAL data type