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> unless an alternative sargable predicate is too complex or not possible...

As you note, functional indexes can sometimes be the best solution - some common examples: when working with different geospatial projections in PostGIS; when building a full-text index using `to_tsvector`. For anyone who works with relational databases that support this, definitely a good tool to have in your toolkit!



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