Multivalued Dependencies % M- n2 ~& k# h- d, `) t( XFourth Normal Form$ M( U) U% K3 E0 l x8 t(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
Reasoning About FD’s + MVD’s9 i) T4 R& a! l" e(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
1 ) L: R8 m1 l7 s& q; ?$ eDefinition of MVD ( Y# T& D$ @0 c, j6 ^) xA multivalued dependency (MVD) on 6 |3 q8 O$ C( X0 N2 x) R5 t8 u/ M* gR, X ->->Y , says that if two tuples of R . I: w6 S |* s" H6 O4 Vagree on all the attributes of X, then 9 ~. a0 E$ V! v I, Y: P* r1 l(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
their components in Y may be ^1 D' L/ F2 d. cswapped, and the result will be two + l" C8 l3 b; [8 }/ etuples that are also in the relation. ( j* O- F I3 a9 T8 G* T9 qi.e., for each value of X, the values of Y 3 h0 ]0 t1 k# P. d' i! N) X; Kare independent of the values of R-X-Y. 2 * ]' o4 g3 c; N; |4 r" y( M3 ( }! i9 `9 j# U% Y+ }4 wExample: MVD" C4 R; c2 N8 ?5 O: ^$ R(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
Drinkers(name, addr, phones, beersLiked) 0 [: |* p* C$ o7 L- S' @% oA drinker’s phones are independent of ~" \! u g4 H& _(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
the beers they like.. E3 p0 Z4 X( t1 S) J- c9 }8 i(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
name->->phones and name ->-4 Y4 w; D6 P1 D+ f' h(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
>beersLiked. , q- Q+ [9 a4 @& l7 ?3 h( W% x3 pThus, each of a drinker’s phones appears ; d8 l1 \1 e; a4 w4 m/ w" kwith each of the beers they like in all : @' Z* B( F6 v& I; p(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
combinations. % c" d8 I* |# C. p0 X- MThis repetition is unlike FD redundancy. ! E! Z; F& N z( ~name->addr is the only FD.; X) h8 e8 l4 _) G( Q(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
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Tuples Implied by name->->phones4 l/ r9 t% w4 h; C) Z( E: D(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
If we have tuples: $ r1 f' o. n; r: mname addr phones beersLiked+ {6 Y2 h# Q. C(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
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sue a p1 b2 + {5 J; C5 s( \. eThen these tuples must also be in the relation.* @2 k j3 T! g+ ], D7 s(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
5 / \5 L2 Z5 d8 {* [Picture of MVD X ->->Y X Y others+ |3 H, Y4 M, Y(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
equal* T8 y, s6 T# e1 J4 I(欢迎访问avcar:https://avcar.vip)
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