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Pranav Bakare @mrcaption49

Differences Between GROUP BY And PARTITION BY In SQL Explained

GROUP BY reduces rows, PARTITION BY keeps all rows & adds calculated values. GROUP BY aggregates, PARTITION BY calculates over subsets.

Differences between GROUP BY and PARTITION BY in SQL, including definitions and explanations for each.


  
  
  1. GROUP BY

Definition:

The GROUP BY clause is used to group rows that have the same values in specified columns into summary rows, typically with aggregate functions applied to each group (such as SUM, COUNT, AVG, etc.). 
It reduces the number of rows in the result by creating one row per unique combination of values in the grouping columns.

Explanation:

GROUP BY is primarily used when we want to summarize data. It groups rows based on the specified columns and calculates aggre...