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Difference Between Fact Table and Dimension Table: Last Updated: 04 Sep, 2020

The document discusses the differences between fact tables and dimension tables. A fact table contains measures or metrics about dimensions, and has fewer attributes but more records than dimension tables. Dimension tables contain attributes that fact tables use to calculate metrics, and have more attributes but fewer records. The key difference is that fact tables contain numerical metrics about dimensions, while dimension tables contain textual attributes that fact tables reference.

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Difference Between Fact Table and Dimension Table: Last Updated: 04 Sep, 2020

The document discusses the differences between fact tables and dimension tables. A fact table contains measures or metrics about dimensions, and has fewer attributes but more records than dimension tables. Dimension tables contain attributes that fact tables use to calculate metrics, and have more attributes but fewer records. The key difference is that fact tables contain numerical metrics about dimensions, while dimension tables contain textual attributes that fact tables reference.

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Difference between Fact Table and Dimension Table

Last Updated : 04 Sep, 2020

A reality or fact table’s record could be a combination of attributes from totally different

dimension tables. The Fact Table or Reality Table helps the user to investigate the

business dimensions that helps him in call taking to enhance his business. 

On the opposite hand, Dimension Tables facilitate the reality table or fact table to

gather dimensions on that the measures needs to be taken. 

The main difference between fact table or reality table and the Dimension table is that

dimension table contains attributes on that measures are taken actually table. 

Difference between Fact Table and Dimension Table : 

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S.NO Fact Table Dimension Table

1. Fact table contains the Dimension table contains the attributes on

measuring on the attributes of a that truth table calculates the metric.

dimension table.

2. In fact table, There is less While in dimension table, There is more

attributes than dimension table. attributes than fact table.

3. In fact table, There is more While in dimension table, There is less

records than dimension table. records than dimension table.

4. Fact table forms a ver tical table. While dimension table forms a horizontal

table.

5. The attribute format of fact While the attribute format of dimension

table is in numerical format and table is in text format.

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text format.

6. It comes af ter dimension table. While it comes before fact table.

7. The number of fact table is less While the number of dimension is more than

than dimension table in a fact table in a schema.

schema.

8. It is used for analysis purpose While the main task of dimension table is to

and decision making. store the information about a business and

its process.

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