Do you remember that **aggregations** in **SQL** are used to compute a single result from a set of input values. 
Let's remind some common aggregation functions: **COUNT**, **SUM**, **AVG**, **MAX**, **MIN**. 

At the same time, **Aggregation** in **Django ORM** is a powerful tool to perform calculations over query sets, enabling you to **summarize** or **analyze** data efficiently. It allows for operations like **counting**, **averaging**, **summing**, etc., across a set of records.

#### Basic Aggregation Examples
This query counts how many books each author has written.
``` python
from django.db.models import Count
author_book_count = Author.objects.annotate(num_books=Count("books"))
```

#### Complex Aggregation
Finds the latest publication date for each author.
``` python
from django.db.models import Max
latest_book_per_author = Author.objects.annotate(latest_publication=Max("books__publication_date"))
```

#### Aggregation with Filters
Aggregates the total pages of all books in the "Fantasy" genre.
``` python
total_pages_fantasy = Book.objects.filter(genre__name="fantasy").aggregate(Sum("pages"))
```



What is the primary use of aggregation functions in SQL?

What does the following Django ORM query do? Author.objects.annotate(latest_publication=Max('books__publication_date'))

Which Django ORM query is used to aggregate the total pages of all books in the 'Fantasy' genre?

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Aggregations

Basic Aggregation Examples

Complex Aggregation

Aggregation with Filters

1. What is the primary use of aggregation functions in SQL?

2. What does the following Django ORM query do? Author.objects.annotate(latest_publication=Max('books__publication_date'))

3. Which Django ORM query is used to aggregate the total pages of all books in the 'Fantasy' genre?