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power(decimal, -integer) is incorrect #22510
Description
Describe the bug
power with a decimal base and negative integer exponent truncates the result incorrectly.
To Reproduce
DataFusion CLI v53.1.0
> select power(CAST(2 AS DECIMAL(10,0)), -3);
+---------------------------+
| power(Int64(2),Int64(-3)) |
+---------------------------+
| 0 |
+---------------------------+
1 row(s) fetched.
Elapsed 0.110 seconds.
Expected behavior
This query should return 0.125, which is what Postgres and DuckDB do.
Additional context
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Activity
neilconway commentedon May 25, 2026
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fix: Remove `power(decimal, int)` code path (apache#22651)