Meanings
nounfunctional dependency (plural functional dependencies)
plural functional dependencies
- Given a relation R and two sets of attributes X,Y⊆R, a constraint X→Y where each X value in R is associated with precisely one Y value in R.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 函數依賴 /函数依赖
- 函數依賴 /函数依赖 (hánshù yīlài)constraint between two sets of attributes in a relation
French dépendance fonctionnelle
- dépendance fonctionnelleconstraint between two sets of attributes in a relation
German funktionale Abhängigkeit
- funktionale Abhängigkeitconstraint between two sets of attributes in a relation
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