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FUNCTIONS / AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS

Computes the rank of the hypothetical row, without gaps; this function effectively counts peer groups.

Signatures & examples

dense_rank ( args ) WITHIN GROUP ( ORDER BY sorted_args ) → bigint
Computes the rank of the hypothetical row, without gaps; this function effectively counts peer groups.
dense_rank () → bigint
Returns the rank of the current row, without gaps; this function effectively counts peer groups.
Version history 2
  1. PG 12 → 13changed
  2. PG 9.3 → 9.4changed

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