On Thursday, February 12, 2026, PG Doc comments form <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I suggest changing the wording of the page to read "decimal is an alias of > the type numeric. Both reference the same underlying type." >
I agree with the premise but would likely use a bit different wording and also tweak the table at the top of the page. I’m disliking the idea of calling something a data type if it doesn’t appear in pg_type; syntax aliases should be called out for what they are. A nearby complaint regarding nchar, which is also an alias but isn’t mentioned, informs this. I do wonder what other “data type” aliases should be considered. David J.
