Re: Character string relation and functional dependencies
From: Jonathan Leffler <jleffler_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:38:48 -0800
Message-ID: <13lgug1pkaflra6_at_corp.supernews.com>
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> Oh, relations in database world are certainly not restricted by finite
> cardinality.
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:38:48 -0800
Message-ID: <13lgug1pkaflra6_at_corp.supernews.com>
Tegiri Nenashi wrote:
> On Dec 6, 9:40 am, rp..._at_pcwin518.campus.tue.nl (rpost) wrote:
>> Another difference is that database tables are finite and variable,
>
> Oh, relations in database world are certainly not restricted by finite
> cardinality.
I thought that computers are finite, so the relations containable in them are too - even if damn large. There's a big difference between very large and infinite.
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