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The scale factor used to calculate the actual
value of a scaled column. For a scaled column the actual value of each
field is computed by applying a scale factor and zero point to the value
stored in the table, according to the formula:
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(15) |
An example of an STL catalogue containing scaled columns is available in
file:
/star/share/cursa/scale.TXT
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CURSA Catalogue and Table Manipulation Applications
Starlink User Note 190
A.C. Davenhall
4th November 2001
E-mail:starlink@jiscmail.ac.uk
Copyright © 2001 Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils