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Description

The < operator returns true only if the left-hand operand is less than the right-hand operand.

Syntax

> SELECT x < y;

Examples

mysql> SELECT 2 < 2;
+-------+
| 2 < 2 |
+-------+
| false |
+-------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

```sql create table t1 (spID smallint,userID bigint,score int); insert into t1 values (1,1,1); insert into t1 values (2,2,2); insert into t1 values (2,1,4); insert into t1 values (3,3,3); insert into t1 values (1,1,5); insert into t1 values (4,6,10); insert into t1 values (5,11,99);

mysql> select spID,userID,score from t1 where (userID-1) select spID,userID,score from t1 where spID<(userID-1); +------+--------+-------+ | spid | userid | score | +------+--------+-------+ | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 5 | 11 | 99 | +------+--------+-------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) ```