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Document `truncate(number, position)` function

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#28,765 opened on Mar 19, 2026

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Description

https://trino.io/docs/current/functions/math.html#truncate documents only truncate(number) truncate(number, position) is currently not documented. It's supported for decimal and number types.

see round docs https://trino.io/docs/current/functions/math.html#round for example

cc @mosabua

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Look at the existing `round` documentation for the pattern of documenting the two argument version, then apply the same pattern to `truncate`. Find the documentation source file for math functions and add the missing `truncate(number, position)` entry.
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