On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > On 26 October 2015 at 10:18, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: >> Dean Rasheed <dean.a.rash...@gmail.com> writes: >> > On 25 October 2015 at 09:16, Emre Hasegeli <e...@hasegeli.com> wrote: >> >> I would prefer gradian over degree. >> >> > I think gradians are generally less commonly used than degrees and >> > radians, so I'm less inclined to include them. >> >> I agree. gradians are not often used at all, AFAICT. > > > I've never seen anyone use a gradian, even though my calculator had them > when I was 16. > > I even misread the request, thinking he meant "radians". Definitely -1 to > gradians in PostgreSQL. > > Also -1 to furlongs, fortnights, pecks and hundredweight, amongst others.
Aw, you're no fun. select '1 fortnight'::interval => '14 days' would be cool. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system I don't think we should be dismissive of gradians, because I'm sure Emre's request was serious and in good faith, but I don't feel a crying need for them either. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
