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Does creating an index on BIT(n) attribute in MySQL make sense?

I am working on a very specific thing and I need to use BIT(n) attributes and efficiently search through them. n is generally not a power of 2. I've seen some mentions on the internet that BIT ...
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What are performance benefits when using number type instead of using char/varchar?

From various posts, I have summarized about using number type instead of char/varchar for PK: If you choose char/varchar type for PK and your values are short (just some alpha numberic codes) then it ...
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How to create an UTC index from a 'DATE' typed column with Oracle?

I have a Oracle database with columns of type 'DATE' which store timestamps in local time zone. I need to query this column with timestamps in UTC timezone. How do I create an index on the column ...