12>
13> SET NOCOUNT ON
14> DECLARE @float1 float
15> SET @float1 = CAST(POWER(10,9) as float)
16> SELECT @float1 * @float1 * @float1 * @float1 * 100 AS 'Large Float value',
17> FLOOR(LOG10(@float1 * @float1 * @float1 * @float1 * 100)
18> + 1) AS 'Number of digits'
19> GO
Large Float value Number of digits
------------------------ ------------------------
9.9999999999999998E+37 39
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