Description: Returns the number of rows retrieved in a SELECT statement where values of expression are distinct and not NULL. Generally used with GROUP BY clause.
Examples:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT city_name) FROM weather
returns the total number of different cities named.
SELECT city_name, COUNT(DISTINCT temperature) FROM weather GROUP BY city_name
returns the number of different temperatures recorded, for each city.
See also: COUNT()
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