A Functional Dependency in Which One or More Nonkey Attributes

question 11

Multiple Choice

A functional dependency in which one or more nonkey attributes are functionally dependent on part, but not all, of the primary key is called a ________ dependency.

• A) partial key-based
• B) partial functional
• C) cross key
• D) merged relation

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