Decimal point alignment. For operations on non-integer numbers, make the decimal point alignment of the operands match.
Operations are fastest on integers. Operations on non-integer numbers are most efficient if operands have matching decimal point alignment (that is, the number of decimal positions to the right of the implied decimal point). For example:
- ADD and SUBTRACT operations are fastest if the source and target have the same decimal alignment.
- MULTIPLY operations are fastest if the decimal alignment of the target is the sum of the alignments of the sources.
- DIVIDE operations are fastest if the divisor has no fractional part and if the dividend and the target have the same decimal alignment.
