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Re: Re: PostgreSQL needs percentage function

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On 2017-12-18 09:21:49 -0700, David G. Johnston wrote:
> Frankly, the name "percent" is a poor choice:
[...]
> And why is percent >1 as opposed to (generally) between 0 and 1?

That's what "per cent" means: "of hundred". The whole is 100. If the
whole is 1, it's not a percentage (and yes, percent_rank() is misnamed).

        hp

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