Operators for Constants in Aggregated Formulas

摘要

In one embodiment, a method receives a query for analyzing data in a database. The method then determines a constant in the query and determines an operator applied to the constant in the query. The operator explicitly controls a behavior of the constant. The constant is represented as a scalar representation in the query instead of as a vectorial representation where the constant would have been used as the vectorial representation without the use of the operator due to a rule governing use of constants. Then, the method performs a calculation for the query to determine a query result using the constant as the scalar representation.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, a query for analyzing data in a database; determining, by the computing device, a constant in the query; determining, by the computing device, an operator applied to the constant in the query, wherein the operator explicitly controls a behavior of the constant; representing, by the computing device, the constant as a scalar representation in the query instead of as a vectorial representation, wherein the constant would have been used as the vectorial representation without the use of the operator due to a rule governing use of constants; and performing, by the computing device, a calculation for the query to determine a query result using the constant as the scalar representation.