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Consecutive Numbers SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL00:00
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Problem

Write a SQL query to find three consecutive numbers in a dataset.

Assume the table is sequence_values, where position_id identifies the sequence position and number_value stores the number. Return each non-null number that appears at three consecutive positions, even when the same number appears in multiple qualifying runs.

Output

  1. One row per distinct qualifying number, named consecutive_number.
  2. Include only numbers present at three successive position_id values.
  3. Sort the results by consecutive_number in ascending order.

Schema

sequence_values
ColumnTypeDescription
position_idPKINTSequence position used to determine adjacency
number_valueINTNumber recorded at the sequence position
Tablessequence_values
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