SUM(expression)

Description: Returns the sum of expression. Generally used with GROUP BY clause, but otherwise operates on all rows returned.

If the set has no rows, it returns NULL.

Example:

SELECT city_name, SUM(temperature)
  FROM weather
  GROUP BY city_name

returns the minimum temperature recorded for each city in table weather.

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