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docs: adjust PG 12 floating point item
Reported-by: Andrew Gierth Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/87r295hjur.fsf@news-spur.riddles.org.uk
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@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ Avoid performing unnecessary rounding of <type>REAL</type> and <type>DOUBLE PREC
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This dramatically speeds up processing of floating-point values, though
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trailing digits are display slightly differently. Users who wish to have output that is rounded can set
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<literal>extra_float_digits=0</literal>.
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This dramatically speeds up processing of floating-point values but causes
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additional trailing digits to potentially be displayed. Users wishing
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to have output that is rounded to match the previous behavior can set
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<literal>extra_float_digits=0</literal>, which is no longer the default.
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