Representing Number Ranges in a Relational Database (MySQL)?

If the ranges do not intersect, then you may store them as pairs of INT values.

Normally, I wouldn't try to reduce the number of rows just for the sake of it - in principle, a well-indexed table with a billion rows should be just as quick as a table with 100 rows, as long as your queries hit the index.

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