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Thus, the super key is the super set, the candidate key is the subset, and the primary key is the sub-subset of the superkey. Next TopicPrimary Key in DBMS For Videos Join Our Youtube Channel:Join Now Send your Feedback to feedback@javatpoint.com ...
Every candidate key is a super key but, every super key may or may not be a candidate key. There many other distinguishing factors between super key and candidate key, which I have briefly discussed in the comparison chart below.
From above arrow diagram on R, we can see that an attribute Y is not determined by any of the given FD, hence Y will be the integral part of the Candidate key, i.e. no matter what will be the candidate key, and how many will be the candidate key, but all will have Y compulsory...
Because of such potential pitfalls, a frequently used option is to create a unique candidate key. In this case, the bank’s database can issue unique account numbers that are guaranteed to prevent the problem just highlighted. For good measure, these account numbers can have some built-in log...
easily select any specific row from many rows. If we are able to do this then we can say that we can access the table and the hint which will help us in doing so is thekey. In this blog, we will learn about various types of keys that are used in DBMS. So, let's get started...