!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [number] [Data representation] and a [Data type] of essentially an [integer] that is scaled by an implicit specific factor determined by the type. 


!! [{$pagename}] [example]
[{$pagename}] [number] the value 1230 can represented as:
* with scaling factor of 1/1000 as 1.23
* with scaling factor of 1000 as 1,230,000
Unlike [floating-point] [Data types], the scaling factor is the same for all values of the same type, and does not change during the entire computation.

[{$pagename}] maximum value and minimum value is simply the largest value that can be represented in the underlying [integer] type multiplied by the scaling factor.

Very few [computer] languages include built-in support for [{$pagename}] values, because for most [applications], [binary] or [decimal] [floating-point] [Data representations] are usually simpler to use and accurate enough.

Almost all [Relational Database Management System] ([databases]), and the [SQL], support [{$pagename}] decimal arithmetic and storage of [numbers]. 
!! More Information
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* [#1] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_arithmetic|Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-point_arithmetic|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-09-18-