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Aggregate Function

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:34 pm

A function that performs a computation on a set of values rather than on a single value. For example, finding the average or mean of a list of numbers is an aggregate function.

All database management and spreadsheet systems support a set of aggregate functions that can operate on a set of selected records or cells.

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