deltaSum

Sums the arithmetic difference between consecutive rows.

deltaSum

Introduced in: v21.3.0

Sums the arithmetic difference between consecutive rows. If the difference is negative, it is ignored.

The underlying data must be sorted for this function to work properly. If you would like to use this function in a materialized view, you most likely want to use the deltaSumTimestamp function instead.

See also:

• runningDifference

Syntax

deltaSum(x1[, x2, ...])

Arguments

• x1[, x2, ...] — One or more input values. Integer or Float

Returned value

Returns a gained arithmetic difference of the input values. (U)Int* or Float*

Examples

Basic usage with positive differences

Query

SELECT deltaSum(arrayJoin([1, 2, 3]))

Response

┌─deltaSum(arrayJoin([1, 2, 3]))─┐
│                              2 │
└────────────────────────────────┘

Mixed values with negative differences ignored

Query

SELECT deltaSum(arrayJoin([1, 2, 3, 0, 3, 4, 2, 3]))

Response

┌─deltaSum(arrayJoin([1, 2, 3, 0, 3, 4, 2, 3]))─┐
│                                             7 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Float values

Query

SELECT deltaSum(arrayJoin([2.25, 3, 4.5]))

Response

┌─deltaSum(arrayJoin([2.25, 3, 4.5]))─┐
│                                2.25 │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

See also

• runningDifference