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Why does numeric data type use storage inefficiently?

I have found several sources stating that the numeric data type in SQL
Server (without vardecimal options set) stores numbers of precision
10-19 in 9 bytes. Since 19 * ln(10) / ln(2) ~= 63.11 =65 bits with
sign =9 bytes, I understand 9 bytes at this end of range. However,
10 * ln(10) / ln(2) ~= 33.22 =35 bits with sign =5 bytes. Why
does SQL Server use the 'extra' 4 bytes? Is there an alignment
requirement? If this is the reason, why not break storage
requirements at the base-10 precisions that require 4 bytes and 8
bytes, to be synchronized with 16-, 32-, 64-bit registers?

Just curious...
Thanks in advance,
John
Feb 6 '08 #1
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