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Thank. Don´t need to say anything else. Indeed it is not rails fault.

PostgreSQL 9.3.5 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc
(Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3, 64-bit


Hassan Schroeder wrote in post #1167348:
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Rodrigo Lueneberg
> <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>> OK, but if they are the same there would be no need for 2 different
>> types under PostgreSQL database. According to the post link provided,
>
> So you prefer to believe a 5-year-old SO post rather than actual
> product documentation?
>
> Up to you. Regardless, while I read it as numeric and decimal being
> the same thing, you can test that theory yourself. Here's one way:
>
> testdb=# create table things ( name varchar(255), price decimal );
> testdb=# \dS things
> Table "public.things"
> Column | Type | Modifiers
> --------+------------------------+-----------
> name | character varying(255) |
> price | numeric |
>
> This is on a PG 9.3.5 installation, BTW; you didn't mention what
> version you're running, so YMMV.
>
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