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Numeric Functions

Teradata Numeric Functions
Teradata 14 has released many Domain Specific Functions. Now we are discussing about new Numeric functions which are equivalent to Oracle.
The following numeric functions are available in this Teradata 14 release.



NameDescription
SIGN It returns the sign of a value
TRUNC It will truncate a numeric value
ROUND It will round a numeric value
GREATEST It return the highest value from a list of given values
LEAST It return the lowest value from a list of given values
TO_NUMBER It convert a string to a number via a format string
CEILING It return the smallest integer not less than the input parameter
FLOOR It return the largest integer equal to or less than the input parameter

Example for all functions.

SELECT
  SIGN(-123)                                         as SIGN
, TRUNC (32.976)                                as TRUNC
, ROUND(345.175)                               as ROUND
, GREATEST(12,56,10.1, 155.6)          as GREATEST
, LEAST (12,56,10.1, 155.6)                 as LEAST
, TO_NUMBER ('4769.96', '9999.99')  as TO_NUMBER
, CEIL( 5.4)                                            as CEIL
, FLOOR(3.86)                                      as FLOOR
;

Teradata Numeric Functions