Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined

From: Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-docs <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Unordered SELECT - random vs undefined
Date: 2010-08-20 13:49:28
Message-ID: AANLkTi=RUkT6uGtYt9mkUQUdsSmuhF=GU3PCej5sKEO5@mail.gmail.com
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On 20 August 2010 14:45, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> writes:
>> should be:
>> When a table is read, the rows will appear in an undefined order,
>> unless sorting is explicitly requested.
>
> Perhaps "unspecified" is le mot juste.
>

Yes, that sounds more appopriate.

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Thom Brown
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