"JRStern" <JXSternChangeX2R_at_gte.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:13:36 GMT, JXSternChangeX2R_at_gte.net (JRStern)
> wrote:
> >I don't know if "relation" is supposed to mean the semantic function
> >that groups fields, or a particular set of values that fulfills the
> >function. That is, I forget if it's supposed to mean a table or a
> >row.
>
> Here's a lazy man's reference answer of no great authority, fwiw:
>
> http://databases.about.com/library/glossary/bldef-relation.htm
That's an exceptionally poor definition. You are correct to characterize it
as lazy and lacking authority.
Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 19:55:41 CDT
