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# Tableless Query

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A query without a `FROM` clause can be used to return a single row of data
containing a constant or expression.

For example, to select the current day of the week:

```sql Tableless Query Example theme={null}
SELECT DAYNAME(NOW()) AS "Today"
```

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  A *tableless query* will create a result set backed by a
  [replicated](/content/concepts/tables#replicated) table, by default.
</Info>