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Version: 3.2

approx_count_distinct

Description​

Returns the approximate value of aggregate function similar to the result of COUNT(DISTINCT col).

It is faster than the COUNT and DISTINCT combination and uses a fixed-size memory, so less memory is used for columns of high cardinality.

Syntax​

APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT(expr)

Examples​

MySQL > select approx_count_distinct(query_id) from log_statis group by datetime;
+-----------------------------------+
| approx_count_distinct(`query_id`) |
+-----------------------------------+
| 17721                             |
+-----------------------------------+

keyword​

APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT