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QWhat is the purpose of the GROUP BY clause in a MySQL query?

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  • A To specify the columns to retrieve ✔ ✖
  • B To sort the result set ✔ ✖
  • C To filter the rows based on conditions ✔ ✖
  • D To group the rows into subsets ✔ ✖
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The GROUP BY clause in a MySQL query is used to group the rows based on one or more columns. It allows you to perform aggregate functions, such as SUM or COUNT, on each group of rows.

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