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The optional clause <literal>INCREMENT BY <replaceable
- class="parameter">increment</replaceable></literal> specified,
+ class="parameter">increment</replaceable></literal> specifies
which value is added to the current sequence value to create a
new value. A positive value will make an ascending sequence, a
negative one a descending sequence. The default value is 1.