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Data Definition
A table in a relational database is much like a table on paper: It
consists of rows and columns. The number and order of the columns
is fixed, and each column has a name. The number of rows is
- variable -- it reflects how much data is stored at a given moment.
+ variable — it reflects how much data is stored at a given moment.
SQL does not make any guarantees about the order of the rows in a
table. When a table is read, the rows will appear in random order,
unless sorting is explicitly requested. This is covered in