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  1. MariaDB Server
  2. MDEV-30376

DECFLOAT data type

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      I'd like to see the DECFLOAT (= Decimal floating-point) data type get implemented in MariaDB.

      The type offers base 10 floating point arithmetic.

      References:

      1. IEEE 754-2008
      2. Decimal floating-point in z9: An implementation and testing perspective
      3. DB2 11.5 Numbers
      4. Book: Numbers and Computers - Chapter 7
      5. Wikipedia: Decimal floating-point

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            serg Sergei Golubchik
            rpx Robert Palm
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