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[[esql-mv_dedupe]]
=== `MV_DEDUPE`
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Removes duplicates from a multivalued field. For example:

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include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_dedupe]
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include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_dedupe-result]
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Supported types:

include::types/mv_dedupe.asciidoc[]

NOTE: `MV_DEDUPE` may, but won't always, sort the values in the field.