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Weak entity

In a relational database, a weak entity is an entity that cannot be uniquely identified by its attributes alone; therefore, it must use a foreign key in conjunction with its attributes to create a primary key. The foreign key is typically a primary key of an entity it is related to.

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Weak entity

Nodes14
Edges13
Triples18
Avg. degree1.86
Density0.142857
Components1

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Weak entity → entity that cannot be uniquely identified by its attributes alone

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entity weak relationship key subtype one entities primary would foreign type order information attributes identifying without example database tables set

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Weak entityis aentity that cannot be uniquely identified by its attributes alone0.90text
claimsinstance ofheader/detail' records in many real world situations0.80text
ordersinstance ofheader/detail' records in many real world situations0.80text
invoicesinstance ofheader/detail' records in many real world situations0.80text
where the header captures information common across all formsinstance ofheader/detail' records in many real world situations0.80text
the detail captures information specific to individual items.The standard example of a complete subtype relationship is the party entityinstance ofheader/detail' records in many real world situations0.80text
firstinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text
last nameinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text
date of birthinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text
and ORGANIZATIONinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text
which would contain such attributes as the legal nameinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text
and organizational hierarchies such as cost centers.When sub-type relationships are rendered in a databaseinstance ofwhich contains individual-specific information0.80text

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