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Jason Smith commented on COUCHDB-1410:
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Can this issue be merged with either of these two:
Big numbers changed to decimals:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-724
JSON encoding of number changes:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1407
> Formally define number support
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> Key: COUCHDB-1410
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-1410
> Project: CouchDB
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Affects Versions: 1.2
> Reporter: Robert Newson
> Priority: Blocker
> Fix For: 1.3
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> The JSON spec has a very loose definition of Number. CouchDB, as a database,
> should have well-defined and first class support for numbers (both integral
> and decimal). The precision of number support should be formally specified as
> should the algorithm used to represent floating-point values, especially
> where an approximation must be made in the conversion.
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