{"id":10244,"date":"2024-03-14T11:46:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-sql-minus-function\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:04:45","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-the-sql-minus-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-sql-minus-function\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL MINUS Function Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In SQL, the MINUS function is used to subtract the result set of the second query from the result set of the first query and return the remaining result set. In other words, the MINUS function returns the results that appear in the first query but not in the second query. This operation is similar to finding the set difference. 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