Normal Forms Higher Than 3NF Are Often Not Performed Because

question 27

Multiple Choice

Normal forms higher than 3NF are often not performed because:

• A)the process usually requires artificial assumptions that rarely hold in the business environment
• B)the process is too time-consuming
• C)the process requires special knowledge in database design that is not generally available in the everyday business environment
• D)the process is for academic use only

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Definitions:

Numerical Coefficient

A number that multiplies a variable in an algebraic expression, giving the term its numerical value.

Like Terms

Terms in algebraic expressions that have the same variable parts and can be combined.

Collect Like Terms

The process in algebra of simplifying expressions by combining terms that have the same variables raised to the same power.

Simplify

To make something less complex or easier to understand, often by reducing it to its basic elements.