Re: Expressing SQL in relational algebra
From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 8 Apr 2003 09:45:30 -0700
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Date: 8 Apr 2003 09:45:30 -0700
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> > I was looking for a systematic way to represent arbitrary
> > relationship(s) between any two arbitrary things in a database.
>
> Why? i.e. what real-world requirement will this address?
I find that arbitrary things in the real-world can have arbitrary relationships between them. When those things are represented in the database, I would like a general/systematic/practical method to represent them so that they can be processed efficiently, maybe similar to the human brain. Received on Tue Apr 08 2003 - 18:45:30 CEST