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Relational Model

The document discusses the relational model, focusing on the concepts of superkeys, candidate keys, and primary keys in a database. It explains that a superkey can uniquely identify tuples in a relation, while a candidate key is a minimal superkey. Additionally, it introduces foreign key constraints, which ensure that values in one relation correspond to values in another, providing an example involving an instructor and department relationship.

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Relational Model

The document discusses the relational model, focusing on the concepts of superkeys, candidate keys, and primary keys in a database. It explains that a superkey can uniquely identify tuples in a relation, while a candidate key is a minimal superkey. Additionally, it introduces foreign key constraints, which ensure that values in one relation correspond to values in another, providing an example involving an instructor and department relationship.

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Relational Model

instance
Keys
• Let K  R
• K is a superkey of R if values for K are sufficient to identify a unique tuple of each
possible relation r(R)
– Example: {ID} and {ID,name} are both superkeys of instructor.
• Superkey K is a candidate key if K is minimal
Example: {ID} is a candidate key for Instructor
• One of the candidate keys is selected to be the primary key.

– Which one?
• Foreign key constraint: Value in one relation must appear in another
– Referencing relation
– Referenced relation
– Example: dept_name in instructor is a foreign key from instructor referencing
department
Univerity database

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