Operations with intervals
If you divide an interval by an interval, you get a FLOAT:.
If you divide an interval by an interval, you get a FLOAT:
=> SELECT INTERVAL '28 days 3 hours' HOUR(4) / INTERVAL '27 days 3 hours' HOUR(4);
?column?
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1.036866359447
An INTERVAL divided by FLOAT returns an INTERVAL:
=> SELECT INTERVAL '3' MINUTE / 1.5;
?column?
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2 mins
INTERVAL MODULO (remainder) INTERVAL returns an INTERVAL:
=> SELECT INTERVAL '28 days 3 hours' HOUR % INTERVAL '27 days 3 hours' HOUR;
?column?
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24 hours
If you add INTERVAL and TIME, the result is TIME, modulo 24 hours:
=> SELECT INTERVAL '1' HOUR + TIME '1:30';
?column?
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02:30:00