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The First Normal Form – 1NF

For a table to be in the first normal form, it must meet the following criteria:

• a single cell must not hold more than one value (atomicity)

• there must be a primary key for identification

• no duplicated rows or columns

• each column must have only one value for each row in the table
The Second Normal Form – 2NF
The 1NF only eliminates repeating groups, not redundancy. That’s why there is 2NF.

A table is said to be in 2NF if it meets the following criteria:

• it’s already in 1NF

• has no partial dependency. That is, all non-key attributes are fully dependent on a primary key.
The Third Normal Form – 3NF
When a table is in 2NF, it eliminates repeating groups and redundancy, but it does not eliminate transitive partial
dependency.

This means a non-prime attribute (an attribute that is not part of the candidate’s key) is dependent on another
non-prime attribute. This is what the third normal form (3NF) eliminates.

So, for a table to be in 3NF, it must:

• be in 2NF

• have no transitive partial dependency.

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