PostgreSQL SUM

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SUM

The SUM() function returns the total sum of a numeric column.

The following SQL statement finds the sum of the quantity fields in the order_details table:

Example

SELECT SUM(quantity)
FROM order_details;

Note: NULL values are ignored.

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