1NF or First Normal Form
1NF or First Normal Form
NORMAL FORM
First Normal Form If a relation contains a composite or multi-valued
attribute, it violates the first normal form, or the relation is in the
first normal form if it does not contain any composite or multi-
valued attribute.
A relation is in first normal form if every attribute in that relation is
single-valued attribute.
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
Conversion to First Normal Form
Student table by: Margareth
Villamor Custodio