In the previous chapter, we discussed transaction management and how transactions work within an implicit or explicit transaction. This chapter covers the concepts of writing aggregates in PostgreSQL and demonstrates how to write a custom aggregate. We also discuss the core elements of an aggregate, such as the state transition function and final function.
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