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Re: 4NF

From: Richard Kuhler <noone_at_nowhere.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 02:29:37 GMT
Message-ID: <lchhd.34106$Kl3.14859@twister.socal.rr.com>


Al wrote:
>>Can any one help me understand the difference between 4NF and 1NF. These
>>both refer to a field that has more than one value - so what is the
>>difference?

<snip>

No, 4NF has to do with Multivalued Dependencies not Multivalued Fields.   A Google search reveals a small mountain of definitions and examples.

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Richard Kuhler
Received on Sun Oct 31 2004 - 20:29:37 CST

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