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ROW_NUMBER() is a window function in SQL that assigns a unique number to each row within a partition of a result set. It’s useful for ranking, removing duplicates, pagination, and selecting the top N per group. Use PARTITION BY to group rows and ORDER BY to sort them within each partition.
This SQL Server tutorial explores ranking functions, including RANK(), ROW_NUMBER(), DENSE_RANK(), and NTILE(). With detailed examples, learn how these functions assign ranks, sequential row numbers, dense ranks, and group distribution in result sets.
Explanation And Examples Of Row_Number(), Rank(), Dense_Rank(), Lead(), Lag() SQL Functions
In this article you will learn about The Complete Reference - Ranking Functions in MS SQL: ROW_NUMBER(), RANK(), DENSE_RANK() and NTILE()
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