Axiomatizing Functional Dependencies in the Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model

  • Sven Hartmann
  • , Anne Hoffmann
  • , Sebastian Link
  • , Klaus-Dieter Schewe

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Abstract

A finite axiomatization of functional dependencies on conceptual database schemata is presented which naturally generalizes the well-known Armstrong axioms. The underlying conceptual data model is the Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model. Keywords: Databases, Functional Dependencies, Axiomatization
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-137
Number of pages5
JournalInformation Processing Letters
Volume87
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2003

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102015 Information systems

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