It's very common to have many nested functions in a SELECT statement.

select语句中存在嵌套函数是非常普遍的。

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SELECT queries that specify image processing functions in their query filters now run faster because they use the index to determine whether or not each tuple satisfies the query.

SELECT查询在查询过滤器中指定图像处理函数，现在，这些查询的运行速度得到了提高，因为它们使用索引判断每个元组(tuple)是否满足查询。

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Just like any other built-in function, table functions can be used in a SQL SELECT statement.

就像其他的内建函数一样，表函数也可以在SQL select语句中使用。

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The steering wheel incorporates controls for select functions without becoming too cluttered in the bargain.

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