Re: Entities, Relationships, and Tables
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_golden.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:48:19 -0500
Message-ID: <tokx9.135$402.39752774_at_radon.golden.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:48:19 -0500
Message-ID: <tokx9.135$402.39752774_at_radon.golden.net>
I know you posted your original observation a while ago. Codd observed a long time ago that the distinction between entities and relationships is entirely arbitrary. Both are relations.
"David Cressey" <david_at_dcressey.com> wrote in message
news:Lf%j9.128$0I3.8044_at_petpeeve.ziplink.net...
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> However, there is a nice symmetry here. If all your tables represent
> relations, when viewed logically, then they also represent relationships,
> when viewed conceptually. Is this conceptual parsimony, or is it just
small
> mindedness?
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> David Cressey
> www.dcressey.com
>
>
Received on Mon Nov 04 2002 - 02:48:19 CET