Re: History of 1NF
From: David Cressey <cressey73_at_verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:14:11 GMT
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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:14:11 GMT
Message-ID: <7YVBj.4180$Zo3.1320_at_trndny05>
"Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:97b499ef-f27d-4c45-aae0-8510a5650dbe_at_i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Back in the day, Codd originally defined First Normal Form
> (or maybe he was just calling it Normal Form back then)
> and proved something about it. Something about an
> isomorphism between nested relations and unnested
> relations? Could someone state specifically what he
> proved, please? And if anyone has a reference, that'd
> be good too.
>
> Thanks,
>