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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: paddor@gmail.com
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Wording in TABLESAMPLE documentation
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 11:23:03 -0400
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Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> But now you mention it, I agree with you. Let's put it back to say
> "sample" but also explain where that new sample comes from... my
> attempt to explain this better is in square brackets

> "If REPEATABLE is not given then a new random sample will be taken for
> each query [based upon the global seed value for the current user.]"

I think "global" might have implications we don't want.  How about
adding ", based on a system-generated seed"?

			regards, tom lane


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