Re: 2NF Controversy

From: Troels Arvin <troels_at_arvin.dk>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 20:23:40 +0200
Message-ID: <pan.2004.05.30.18.23.39.462060_at_arvin.dk>


On Sun, 30 May 2004 09:19:01 -0400, Laconic2 wrote:

> If a column did not depend on the key at all, the table would not be in
> 1NF.

?

As far as I know, 1NF mandates that

  • values be scalar (i.e. without any meaningful sub-components)
  • the base relations cannot have repeating groups.
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Received on Sun May 30 2004 - 20:23:40 CEST

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