set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_numeric ( i numeric ); INSERT INTO test_numeric VALUES (-2),(-1),(0),(1),(2),(3); CREATE INDEX idx_numeric ON test_numeric USING rum (i); SELECT * FROM test_numeric WHERE i<'1'::numeric ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_numeric WHERE i<='1'::numeric ORDER BY i; i ---- -2 -1 0 1 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_numeric WHERE i='1'::numeric ORDER BY i; i --- 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_numeric WHERE i>='1'::numeric ORDER BY i; i --- 1 2 3 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_numeric WHERE i>'1'::numeric ORDER BY i; i --- 2 3 (2 rows)