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What is cardinality in MySQL? Please explain in simple, non-technical language.
If a index detail of any table displays the cardinality of a field say group_id as 11, then what does that mean?
Max cardinality: All values are unique
Min cardinality: All values are the same
Some columns are called high-cardinality columns because they have constraints in place (like unique) prohibiting you from putting the same value in every row.
Cardinality is a property which affects the ability to cluster, sort and search data. It is therefore an important measurement for the query planners in DBs, it is a heuristic which they can use to choose the best plans.