elasticsearch/docs/reference/esql/functions/mv_count.asciidoc

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[[esql-mv_count]]
=== `MV_COUNT`

*Syntax*

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*Parameters*

`v`::
Multivalue expression.

*Description*

Converts a multivalued expression into a single valued column containing a count
of the number of values.

include::types/mv_count.asciidoc[]

*Example*

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----
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_count]
----
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|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=mv_count-result]
|===