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<title>Description</title>
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- <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command> defines a new aggregate function. Some aggregate functions
- for base types such as <function>min(integer)</function>
- and <function>avg(double precision)</function> are already provided in the standard
- distribution. If one defines new types or needs an aggregate function not
- already provided, then <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command>
- can be used to provide the desired features.
+ <command>CREATE AGGREGATE</command> defines a new aggregate
+ function. Some basic and commonly-used aggregate functions are
+ included with the distribution; they are documented in <xref
+ linkend="functions-aggregate">. If one defines new types or needs
+ an aggregate function not already provided, then <command>CREATE
+ AGGREGATE</command> can be used to provide the desired features.
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