timetz storage vs timestamptz

From: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jim(at)nasby(dot)net>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: timetz storage vs timestamptz
Date: 2006-10-03 21:35:48
Message-ID: 20061003213548.GY81937@nasby.net
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Why is it timestamptz can store a date and time to 1 microsecond in 8
bytes but a timetz needs 12 to store just the time to 1 microsecond?
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Jim Nasby jim(at)nasby(dot)net
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)

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