title: What does "numeric precision radix" mean in the SQL Server metadata?
body: <p>I am browsing the SQL Server Management Studio Object Explorer: the metadata. Under the TempDb > Views > System Views > Columns object I find: "Numeric Precision Radix". I know what radix means (binary, decimal, hexidecimal, etc) and what Numeric Precision means (how many digits are in the representation of the number, and Scale: how many digits are after the radix point). </p>
  
  <p>But how can the metadata <em>itself</em> (Numeric Precision) have a <em>Radix</em> (system of encoding)? It is like saying what color is the CAN of paint?</p>
  
  <p>And why can't I find a description of this phrase anywhere? Thank you.</p>