## Number

The SQL syntax elements for Oracle Version 7 and MaxDB in SQL mode ORACLE differ, among other things, in the definition of numbers.

· For Oracle, the permitted value area for numbers covers values from 0.999E-128 to 0.999E126.

· In MaxDB, the permitted value area for floating point numbers (number) consists of the interval from -9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999E+62 to -1E-64, the value 0.0, and the interval from +1E-64 to +9.9999999999999999999999999999999999999E+62.