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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion documentation/query/operators/date-time.md
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## `BETWEEN` ... `AND`

The `BETWEEN` operator specifies an inclusive range. Useful when working with
dynamic bounds from functions.
dynamic bounds from functions. It takes timestamps (integer columns also work);
for `DOUBLE`, `FLOAT`, `DECIMAL` or `VARCHAR` ranges, use `>=` and `<=`.

:::tip

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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions documentation/query/sql/where.md
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WHERE timestamp IN '$now-1y..$now';
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`BETWEEN` is a timestamp operator. It also accepts integer columns, but
`DOUBLE`, `FLOAT`, `DECIMAL` and `VARCHAR` columns fail with
``there is no matching operator `between` ``. For those, use comparison operators:

```questdb-sql title="Numeric range"
SELECT * FROM trades
WHERE price >= 60000 AND price <= 70000;
```

##### Inclusivity example

Inclusivity is precise, and may be more granular than the provided dates appear.
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