<note>
<para>
- The maximum allowed precision when explicitely specified in the
- type declaration is 1000; otherwise the current implementation
- of <type>NUMERIC</type> (when the precision is not specified)
- is subject to the limits described in <xref
+ The maximum allowed precision when explicitly specified in the
+ type declaration is 1000; <type>NUMERIC</type> with no specified
+ precision is subject to the limits described in <xref
linkend="datatype-numeric-table">.
</para>
</note>