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authorSimon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>2016-09-09 11:19:21 +0100
committerSimon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>2016-09-09 11:19:21 +0100
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Correct TABLESAMPLE docs
Revert to original use of word “sample”, though with clarification, per Tom Lane. Discussion: 29052.1471015383@sss.pgh.pa.us
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@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ TABLE [ ONLY ] <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ * ]
not been changed meanwhile. But different seed values will usually
produce different samples.
If <literal>REPEATABLE</literal> is not given then a new random
- seed is selected for each query.
+ sample is selected for each query, based upon a system-generated seed.
Note that some add-on sampling methods do not
accept <literal>REPEATABLE</literal>, and will always produce new
samples on each use.