builtin aggregate functions.
Description
- CREATE AGGREGATE defines a new aggregate function. Some aggregate functions
- for base types such as min(integer)
- and avg(double precision) are already provided in the standard
- distribution. If one defines new types or needs an aggregate function not
- already provided, then CREATE AGGREGATE
- can be used to provide the desired features.
+ CREATE AGGREGATE defines a new aggregate
+ function. Some basic and commonly-used aggregate functions are
+ included with the distribution; they are documented in
+ linkend="functions-aggregate">. If one defines new types or needs
+ an aggregate function not already provided, then CREATE
+ AGGREGATE can be used to provide the desired features.