Aggregates in SQL are functions that perform a calculation on a set of values

and return a single value as the result. These functions are often used in
conjunction with the `GROUP BY` clause to summarize data. Some common aggregate
functions in SQL include:

1. **COUNT**: Counts the number of rows in a result set. It can be used to count
all
rows or, when combined with `GROUP BY`, the number of rows within each
group.

2. **SUM**: Calculates the sum of values in a numeric column.

3. **AVG**: Calculates the average (mean) of values in a numeric column.

4. **MIN**: Finds the minimum (smallest) value in a column.

5. **MAX**: Finds the maximum (largest) value in a column.

6. **FIRST**: Returns the first value in a set. It is not supported by all database

systems.

7. **LAST**: Returns the last value in a set. It is not supported by all database
systems.

8. **VARIANCE**: Calculates the variance of values in a numeric column, indicating

how much the values differ from the mean.

9. **STDDEV**: Calculates the standard deviation, which measures the amount of

variation or dispersion in a set of values.

10. **GROUP_CONCAT** (or equivalent functions): Concatenates values from multiple

rows into a single string. This is often used to create
comma-separated lists or other forms of delimited strings.

11. **STRING_AGG** (SQL Server) or **LISTAGG** (Oracle): Similar to `GROUP_CONCAT`,

these functions concatenate values from multiple rows into a single

string.

These are some of the commonly used aggregate functions in SQL. The specific
aggregate functions available may vary depending on the database system you are
using, and some database systems might provide additional custom aggregate
functions.
The choice of aggregate function depends on the type of analysis you want to
perform
on your data.