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# DEC

See [DECIMAL](/docs/server/reference/data-types/numeric-data-types/decimal.md).

## EXAMPLES

```sql
CREATE TABLE dec_example (
  example DEC
);
```

```sql
SHOW CREATE TABLE dec_example\G
```

```sql
*************************** 1. row ***************************
       Table: dec_example
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `dec_example` (
  `example` decimal(10,0) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
```

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