A functional dependency X → Y is trivial, if —

2022

A functional dependency X → Y is trivial, if —

  1. A.

    X ⊂ Y

  2. B.

    X ⊇ Y

  3. C.

    X ≠ Y

  4. D.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: B

A functional dependency X → Y is trivial when: ➡ Y is a subset of X That means: ✔ All attributes of Y are already contained in X This is written as: ➡ X ⊇ Y Therefore, the dependency is trivial.

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