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promql.quantile() function

promql.quantile() accounts checks for quantile values that are out of range, above 1.0 or below 0.0, by either returning positive infinity or negative infinity in the _value column respectively. q must be a float.

Important: The internal/promql package is not meant for external use.

Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[A], q: float, ?method: string) => stream[A] where A: Record

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).

q

(Required) Quantile to compute ([0.0 - 1.0]).

method

Quantile method to use.


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