Re: Native type for storing fractions (e.g 1/3)?

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On 03/14/07 18:55, Ken Johanson wrote:
> In SQL servers in general, or in PG, is there a native field type to
> store fractions? Or must one resort to char or separate
> numerator/denominator columns?

1/3 repeats ad infinitum, and '1/3' would have to be converted to
0.3333333333 before used in a computation, so:

What's your ultimate purpose or goal?


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