LN() Function in Oracle

In Oracle, the LN() function returns the natural logarithm of its argument, where the argument is greater than 0.

In other words, it returns the base-e logarithm of its argument.

The number e, also known as Euler’s number, is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828.

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8 Functions to Return the Day from a Date in MariaDB

MariaDB has quite a number of functions that return the day from a date. It all depends on how you want to do it, and what you mean by “day”.

MariaDB needs to know whether you want the day name, the day of the week number, the day of the month, day of year, etc.

Below are 8 functions that enable you to return the day from a date in MariaDB, in its various forms.

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