The fractional data types
Data type Description FLOAT An approximate numeric data type that uses 4 bytes of storage. The data type supports the following values: -3.402823466E+38 to -1.175494351E-38 0 1.175494351E-38 to 3.402823466E+38 DOUBLE An approximate numeric data type that uses 8 bytes of storage. The data type supports the following values: -1.7976931348623157E+308 to -2.2250738585072014E-308 0 2.2250738585072014E-308 to 1.7976931348623157E+308 DOUBLE PRECISION Synonym for the DOUBLE data type REAL Synonym for the DOUBLE data type DECIMAL An exact numeric data type whose range storage requirements depend on the <length> and <decimals> values specified in the column definition DEC Synonym for the DECIMAL data type NUMERIC Synonym for the DECIMAL data type FIXED Synonym for the DECIMAL data type
1. | Data Types in MySQL | ||
2. | Binary data types support the storage of large amounts of data, such as image and sound files. | ||
3. | Numeric Column Types | ||
4. | Integer Types in MySQL with Sizes and Ranges |