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Computes the cumulative distribution, that is (number of rows preceding or peers with hypothetical row) / (total rows).

Reading PG 18current·documented in 19 of 27 versions, 8.4 to 20

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cume_dist ( args ) WITHIN GROUP ( ORDER BY sorted_args ) → double precision
Computes the cumulative distribution, that is (number of rows preceding or peers with hypothetical row) / (total rows). The value thus ranges from 1/N to 1.
cume_dist () → double precision
Returns the cumulative distribution, that is (number of partition rows preceding or peers with current row) / (total partition rows). The value thus ranges from 1/N to 1.
Version history 3
  1. 12 → 13 changed
  2. 9.3 → 9.4 changed
  3. 8.3 → 8.4 added

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