| Term | Definition |
| SELECT FIRST(column_name) FROM table_name | returns the first value of the selected column |
| SELECT LAST(column_name) FROM table_name | returns the last value of the selected column |
| SELECT MAX(column_name) FROM table_name | returns the largest value of the selected column |
| SELECT MIN(column_name) FROM table_name | returns the smallest value of the selected column |
| SELECT SUM(column_name) FROM table_name | returns the total sum of a numeric column |
| SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_name WHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY column_name | used in conjunction with the aggregate functions to group the result-set by one or more columns. |
| SELECT column_name, aggregate_function(column_name)FROM table_nameWHERE column_name operator value GROUP BY column_name HAVING aggregate_function(column_name) operator value | takes the place of WHERE with aggregate functions |