What is the advantage of Sql Data Type numeric?

Question

What is the advantage of Sql numeric data type ( like numeric(10,2)). What is the difference between decimal and numeric? And also what is the type match in .net for numeric?

Answer 1

AFAIK they are synomyms as far as TSQL is concerned. Re .NET; the only direct equivalent is SqlNumeric; decimal comes close, but doesn't have the same range etc.