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Candidate key

A candidate key, or simply a key, of a relational database is any set of columns that have a unique combination of values in each row, with the additional constraint that removing any column could produce duplicate combinations of values.

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Map overview Semantic statistics

Candidate key

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples10
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Candidate key

Top relations

related to Determining candidate keys · 5
Candidate key → If, It, The, To, We
related to Example · 3
Candidate key → Consider, Here, The
is a · 1
Candidate key → minimal superkey
see also · 1
Candidate key → Alternate

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

candidate key keys set attributes relation superkey displaystyle attribute database columns alpha functional values minimal subset example following r1 uniqueness

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Candidate keyis aminimal superkey0.90text
Candidate keyrelated to Determining candidate keysThe0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to Determining candidate keysTo0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to Determining candidate keysIt0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to Determining candidate keysWe0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to Determining candidate keysIf0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to ExampleThe0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to ExampleConsider0.60section
Candidate keyrelated to ExampleHere0.60section
Candidate keysee alsoAlternate0.60section

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    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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    Min side: 3
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