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DOUBLE PRECISION

Syntax

DOUBLE PRECISION[(M,D)] [SIGNED | UNSIGNED | ZEROFILL]
REAL[(M,D)] [SIGNED | UNSIGNED | ZEROFILL]

Description

REAL and DOUBLE PRECISION are synonyms for DOUBLE.

Exception: If the REAL_AS_FLOAT SQL mode is enabled, REAL is a synonym for FLOAT rather than DOUBLE.

EXAMPLES

CREATE TABLE double_precision_example (
  example DOUBLE PRECISION
);
SHOW CREATE TABLE double_precision_example\G
<</code>>

<<sql>>

*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: double_precision_example
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `double_precision_example` (
  `example` double DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
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