Returns results where the row number meets the passed condition.

Example: Returns the top 10 countries from the countries table.

SELECT * FROM countries

WHERE ROWNUM <= 10;

SELECT ROWNUM, a.*

FROM (SELECT customers.*

      FROM customers

      WHERE customer_id > 4500

      ORDER BY last_name) a;

SELECT * 

FROM your_table

WHERE ROWNUM <= 10; -- Limits the result to the first 10 rows

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