representable in the same binary precision. (However, the output value is
currently never <emphasis>exactly</emphasis> midway between two
representable values, in order to avoid a widespread bug where input
- routines do not properly respect the round-to-even rule.) This value will
+ routines do not properly respect the round-to-nearest-even rule.) This value will
use at most 17 significant decimal digits for <type>float8</type>
values, and at most 9 digits for <type>float4</type> values.
</para>