SQL
General Aggregate Functions
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| **Description** |Returns the first value (null or non-null) from `arg`. This function is [affected by ordering](#::order-by-clause-in-aggregate-functions). |
| **Example** | `first(A)` |
| **Alias(es)** | `arbitrary(A)` |