The NUMERIC category

The NUMERIC category defines the numeric notation for display formats of nonmonetary numeric values.

The numeric notation for display formats of nonmonetary numeric values are:
  • The numeric decimal separator
  • The numeric thousands separator
  • The number of digits to group together before inserting a thousands separator
  • The characters that indicate positive and negative numbers
This numeric notation applies to the display formats of data for numeric (DECIMAL, INTEGER, SMALLINT, FLOAT, SMALLFLOAT) columns within a client application.
Important: Information in the NUMERIC category does not affect the internal format of the numeric data types in the database.

The NUMERIC category also defines alternative digits for use in era-based dates and times. For information about alternative digits, see Alternative date formats and Alternative time formats.