A relation is ______ if every field contains only atomic values that is, no…
2015
A relation is ______ if every field contains only atomic values that is, no lists or sets.
Answer: A. 1NF — A relation is in 1NF (First Normal Form) if every field contains only atomic values, meaning no repeating groups or multi-valued attributes. This ensures that…
- A.
1NF
- B.
2NF
- C.
3NF
- D.
BCNF
- E.
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A relation is in 1NF (First Normal Form) if every field contains only atomic values, meaning no repeating groups or multi-valued attributes. This ensures that each cell in the table holds a single value, which is the basic requirement for normalization. The given condition directly matches the definition of 1NF.
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