docs: document float SST encoding at table creation - #2927
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If this new encoding is useful for metrics, do we need to add it to the user guide doc?
https://docs.greptime.com/user-guide/ingest-data/for-observability/prometheus/#performance-tuning
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experimental_sst_float_field_encodingin the CREATE TABLE reference: accepted values, default behavior, FLOAT/DOUBLE field scope, an opt-in creation example, and workload-dependent performance. Clarify that ALTER is not supported. This documents the existing implementation merged in GreptimeTeam/greptimedb#9069, not the unmerged ALTER proposal #9077.Scope
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