Geometric

PostgreSQL Data Type Geometric
Type Size Description Example
point 16 bytes Point on a plane (x,y)
line 32 bytes Infinite line {A,B,C}
lseg 32 bytes Finite line segment ((x1,y1),(x2,y2))
box 32 bytes Rectangular box ((x1,y1),(x2,y2))
path 16+16n bytes Closed path (similar to polygon) ((x1,y1),…)
path 16+16n bytes Open path [(x1,y1),…]
polygon 40+16n bytes
Polygon (similar to closed path) ((x1,y1),…)
circle 24 bytes Circle <(x,y),r> (center point and radius)

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