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Re: Lucid statement of the MV vs RM position?

From: David Cressey <dcressey_at_verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 11:26:10 GMT
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"Jon Heggland" <jon.heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no> wrote in message
news:e3pdea$d3e$1_at_orkan.itea.ntnu.no...



> I don't dispute that; please pay attention. I'm saying that SUMMARIZE is

> not an aggregate operator; in particular, it is not SUM. SUMMARIZE

> produces a relation; SUM produces a number. Is your point that you

> actually want to use the same name for these two operations? Why?




I don't understand why an aggregate operator could not produce a relation.
Received on Tue May 09 2006 - 06:26:10 CDT












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