What Is Decimal Data Type

The decimal data type is an exact numeric data type defined by its precision (total number of digits) and scale (number of digits to the right of the decimal point).

Which data type is used for decimal numbers in SQL Server?

Data typeDescriptionBIGINTInteger numerical (no decimal). Precision 19DECIMAL(p,s)Exact numerical, precision p, scale s. Example: decimal(5,2) is a number that has 3 digits before the decimal and 2 digits after the decimalNUMERIC(p,s)Exact numerical, precision p, scale s. (Same as DECIMAL)

What is decimal type in MySQL?

In MySQL, the DECIMAL and NUMERIC data types store exact, fixed-point values. In MySQL, NUMERIC is implemented as a DECIMAL, so a NUMERIC and DECIMAL are the same data type. This data type is used when it is important to preserve the exact precision, such as storing money data.