distinct_count()

Since 1.3.0

Estimate the number of distinct values from a hyperloglog

Samples

Estimate the number of distinct values from a hyperloglog named hyperloglog. The expected output is 98,814.

SELECT distinct_count(hyperloglog(8192, data))
  FROM generate_series(1, 100000) data

Output:

distinct_count
----------------
        98814

Arguments

The syntax is:

distinct_count(
    hyperloglog Hyperloglog
) RETURNS BIGINT

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
hyperloglog	Hyperloglog	-	✔	The hyperloglog to extract the count from.

Returns

Column	Type	Description
distinct_count	BIGINT	The number of distinct elements counted by the hyperloglog.