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Difference Between RANK, DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER SQL Statements

Difference Between RANK, DENSE_RANK and ROW_NUMBER SQL Statements

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Learn more about how to use three very different SQL statements.

  • ROW_NUMBER?Always generates unique values without any gaps.
  • RANK? Has gaps in its sequence
  • DENSE_RANK? Returns the same rank for ties, but doesn?t contain any gaps
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