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_at_news.wanadoo.es>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:58:29 GMT
Message-ID: <403f21dc.547787_at_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
False.
> That is the interpretation of a single element in a domain can
Atomic was not a fortunate term. See the lastest editions of
"Introduction to Database Systems" for a clarification.
>domains.
>only be an atomic element of a set. It cannot be further decomposed.
Regards
Alfredo
Received on Fri Feb 27 2004 - 11:58:29 CET