The DOUBLE data type is used to represent floating point numbers.
The ranges of values that can be described as normalized values are from -1.7976931348623157E+308 to -2.2250738585072014E-308, 0, and from 2.2250738585072014E-308 to 1.7976931348623157E+308, whereas the values other than normalized values, which are closer to 0, are described as de-normalized values. It conforms to the ANSI/IEEE 754-1985 standard.
The precision p is not specified. The data specified as this data type is represented as double precision (in 15 significant figures).
DOUBLE data types must not be used if you want to store a precise value that exceeds the number of significant figures, as they only store the approximate value of any input value over 15 significant figures.
DOUBLE
If you specify 1234.56789 as DOUBLE, 1234.56789 is stored and 1.234567890000000e+03 is displayed.
If you specify 9007199254740993 as DOUBLE, 9007199254740992 is stored and 9.007199254740992e+15 is displayed.