CREATE TABLE CHARACTERISTICS (characteristic_id VARCHAR(255), characteristic_name VARCHAR(255)); CREATE TABLE ref_colors (color_code VARCHAR(255), color_description VARCHAR(255)); CREATE TABLE products (product_id VARCHAR(255), color_code VARCHAR(255)); CREATE TABLE product_characteristics (product_id VARCHAR(255), characteristic_id VARCHAR(255))
Count the products that have the color description "white" or have the characteristic name "hot".
    
SQL: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM products AS t1 JOIN product_characteristics AS t2 ON t1.product_id = t2.product_id JOIN CHARACTERISTICS AS t3 ON t2.characteristic_id = t3.characteristic_id JOIN ref_colors AS t4 ON t1.color_code = t4.color_code WHERE t4.color_description = "white" OR t3.characteristic_name = "hot"