What's the difference between NUMERIC and DECIMAL
In Firebird, there is no difference.
In SQL Standard, NUMERIC is a more strict datatype which should enforce the declared precision, while DECIMAL can accept more numbers than declared. However, in Firebird, both types accept more numbers (i.e. they behave like DECIMAL).
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