APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_COMBINE

Syntax

APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_COMBINE ( expr )

Arguments

expr

An expression evaluating to a scalar value of type VARBINARY(16384).

expr is typically the name of a column. In this case, APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_COMBINE uses values in the column (which are HyperLogLog states) to create a new state.

Remarks

This function is used in conjunction with the APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_ACCUMULATE and APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT_ESTIMATE Distinct Count Estimation Functions