A Functional Dependency Between Two or More Nonkey Attributes Is

question 72

Multiple Choice

A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes is called a:

• A) partial functional dependency.
• B) partial nonkey dependency.
• C) transitive dependency.
• D) partial transitive dependency.

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