Partitions may themselves be defined as partitioned tables, using what is

called <firstterm>sub-partitioning</firstterm>. Partitions may have their

own indexes, constraints and default values, distinct from those of other

partitions. Indexes must be created separately for each partition. See

<xref linkend="sql-createtable"/> for more details on creating partitioned

tables and partitions.

partitions. See <xref linkend="sql-createtable"/> for more details on

creating partitioned tables and partitions.

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