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Re: simple division

Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>

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From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
To: Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>, Geoff Winkless <pgsqladmin@geoff.dj>, pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2018-12-05T13:32:14Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
On 12/5/18 4:45 AM, Gavin Flower wrote:
> On 06/12/2018 00:05, Geoff Winkless wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 at 09:13, Gavin Flower 
>> <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz> wrote:
>>> SELECT ceil(10/4.0);

>> Geoff
>>
> If you divide one integer by another, then it is logical to get an 
> integer as as the answer.

Hmm, grab any of my calculators and divide 10/4 and get 2.5. Seems not 
everybody agrees with that logic:)


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