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Number of distinct values in column?

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Description

Prework

Question

I may have missed it in the docs: Is there a way to specify and test for the number of distinct values in a column?

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start with pointblank’s documentation and column-validation APIs; done means determining whether distinct-value counts can be specified and tested, then documenting the supported approach or defining the feature scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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