Re: postgres arithmetic: raising to nth power

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: nasr(dot)laili(at)tin(dot)it
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgres arithmetic: raising to nth power
Date: 2005-09-29 22:27:24
Message-ID: 15191.1128032844@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Ennio-Sr <nasr(dot)laili(at)tin(dot)it> writes:
> So, the problem is: how can I get to know which results are correct and
> which aren't? May be the presence on the trailing 'e+..' is signalling
> there is an error?

I take it you've never seen floating-point notation before?

Read the "e" as "times ten to the power of".

regards, tom lane

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