T152, “DISTINCT predicate with negation”


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  1. Not for row-values
  2. Supports the non-standard spaceship operator instead: <=>

Normative References

The optional feature T152, “DISTINCT predicate with negation” is defined in ISO/IEC 9075-2:2023. It first appeared in the release of 2003.

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