Which SQL construct allows you to define a temporary named result that can reference itself for hierarchical queries?

SQL Data Analyst Hard

SQL Data Analyst — Hard

Key points

Recursive CTEs are used for recursive queries in SQL.
They allow a query to reference itself within the same query.
This is particularly useful for hierarchical data structures.
Recursive CTEs use a UNION ALL to combine the initial query with subsequent recursive queries.

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