SQL allows for computations of products of several copies of the same table through the creation of aliases; the solution proceeds using the logic discussed in Example 4.1.18. To create an alias S of a table named T we write the name of the alias after the name of the table in the list of table, making sure that at least one space (and no comma) exists between the name of the table and its alias. For example, in the select phrase of Example 5.8.2 we create the alias I by writing
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Table aliases are also known as correlation names of tables.