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DOUBLE PRECISION

The DOUBLE PRECISION data type provides 8-byte storage for numbers using IEEE floating-point notation.

Syntax for Column Definition

DOUBLE PRECISION

Minimum Value

4.9E-324 (java.lang.Double.MIN_VALUE)

Maximum Value

1.7976931348623157E308 (java.lang.Double.MAX_VALUE)

Corresponding Compile-Time Java Type

java.lang.Double

JDBC Metadata Type (java.sql.Types)

DOUBLE

When mixed with other data types in expressions, the resulting data type follows the rules shown in Numeric Type Promotion in Expressions.

See also Storing Values of One Numeric Data Type in Columns of Another Numeric Data Type.

DOUBLE PRECISION Literal Examples

3421E+09
425.43E9
9E-10
4356267544.32333E+30