Re: Functional Dependencies
From: Jan Hidders <hidders_at_REMOVE.THIS.win.tue.nl>
Date: 18 Mar 2001 23:15:31 GMT
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Date: 18 Mar 2001 23:15:31 GMT
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Selina Chang wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know the difference between Functional Dependencies (FD) and
> Multivalued Dependencies (MVD)?
FDs are a special kind of MVDs. This is like asking what the difference is between a duck and a bird. :-)
Yes, I know this answer is totally useless to you, but if you tell a bit more about how much you already understand and why exactly you want to know this, explaining it becomes a lot easier.
Kind regards,
-- Jan HiddersReceived on Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:15:31 CET