How do the relations (tables) in SQL differ from the relations defined formally in Chapter 3? Discuss

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How do the relations (tables) in SQL differ from the relations defined formally in Chapter 3? Discuss the other differences in terminology. Why does SQL allow duplicate tuples in a table or in a query result?

ER Model

Relational Model

Entity type

Entity relation

1:1 or 1:N relationship type

Foreign key(or relationship type)

M:N relationship type

Relationship relation and two foreign keys

n-ary relationship type

Relationship relation and n foreign keys

Simple Attributes

Attribute

Composite attributes

Set of simple component attribute

Multivalued attributes

Relation and foreign keys

Value set

Domain

Key attributes

Primary(or secondary) key

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Fundamentals Of Database Systems

ISBN: 9780133970777

7th Edition

Authors: Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant Navathe

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