Methods you call shouldn't depend on the mutable state of any object and should return fully reproducible and predictable results.

您所调用的方法不应依赖于任何对象的易变状态，而应返回可再生产、可预测的结果。

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The results you get depend on the target.

得到的结果取决于目标系统。

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However, you still need to be aware that the results depend on the current contents of the SQL statement cache.

不过，您仍然要记住，分析得到的结果仅取决于sql语句缓存的当前内容。

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But what you do may very well depend on your holding period especially with quarterly results likely to be released in mid-February.

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