Optimizer dynamic sampling
From Oracle FAQ
Optimizer dynamic sampling refers to the ability of the SQL optimizer to take a sample of rows from a table to calculate missing statistics. Dynamic sampling can be controlled with the OPTIMIZER_DYNAMIC_SAMPLING parameter or the DYNAMIC_SAMPLING hint.
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Dynamic sampling levels
Some of the sampling levels that can be used;
- level 0 - do not use dynamic sampling
- level 1 - ???
- level 2 - ???
- level 10 - sample all blocks in the table
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