literal">ORDER BY</code> value in the current row's
    partition, using the order defined by the <code class="literal">ORDER BY</code> clause.
    <code class="function">rank</code> needs no explicit parameter, because its behavior
    is entirely determined by the <code class="literal">OVER</code> clause.
   </p><p>
    The rows considered by a window function are those of the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">virtual
    table</span>”</span> produced by the query's <code class="literal">FROM</