On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 10:30 AM, Martin Mueller < martinmuel...@northwestern.edu> wrote:
> Thanks. So round(before1550/colfreq::numeric, 2) produces the desired > result. > > > > The explanations and examples of string functions in the Postgres > documentation are a model of clarity. The explanations and examples of > basic arithmetic operations are not. There is room for improvement there. > > > Possibly. Patches (or even just email suggestions - though the former are generally more apt to get applied) detailing specific improvements to make are welcome. The description "division (integer division truncates the result)" seems reasonably clear - if you don't want the result truncated, and have two integers, you have to make one of the inputs a non-integer. Of the various options I tend to choose numeric though others are possible. David J.
