Method and apparatus for performing an aggregate query in a database system
CA 2228186 A1 · Owner: Informix Software, Inc. · Inventors: Friedman, Paul; Smedberg, Michael
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In a computer-implemented method for generating a response to an aggregate query request on a source database, a random sample of records is extracted from the source database to generate a sample database. Then an aggregate query is performed on the sample database to generate a sample result, and an estimate of the aggregate query request on the source database is derived from the sample result.
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- Filed January 28, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 28, 2018.
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