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Re: Codd provided appropriate mathematics ... (was Re: Relational and MV (response to "foundations of relational theory"))

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:58:29 GMT
Message-ID: <403f21dc.547787@news.wanadoo.es> 





On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:58:40 -0800, "Tom Hester" <$$tom_at_metadata.com>
wrote:



>Codd defines first normal form in terms of simple

>domains.




False.



> That is the interpretation of a single element in a domain can

>only be an atomic element of a set.  It cannot be further decomposed.




Atomic was not a fortunate term. See the lastest editions of
"Introduction to Database Systems" for a clarification.




Regards


  Alfredo
Received on Fri Feb 27 2004 - 04:58:29 CST












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