transitive dependency

noun

An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a violation of third normal form.

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Meanings

nountransitive dependency (plural transitive dependencies)

plural transitive dependencies

  1. computingAn attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a violation of third normal form.
  2. computingIn a computer program, library called by another dependency.

Translations

French dépendance transitive, dépendance transitive
  • dépendance transitiveIn databases
  • dépendance transitiveIn programming
Polish zależność przechodnia, zależność przechodnia
  • zależność przechodniaIn databases
  • zależność przechodniaIn programming
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APA

transitive dependency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitive%20dependency

MLA

“transitive dependency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitive%20dependency. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transitive dependency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transitive%20dependency.

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