What Is Functionally Dependent

A functional dependency (FD) is a relationship between two attributes, typically between the PK and other non-key attributes within a table. For any relation R, attribute Y is functionally dependent on attribute X (usually the PK), if for every valid instance of X, that value of X uniquely determines the value of Y.

What does functionally Dependant mean?

Functional dependency is a relationship that exists when one attribute uniquely determines another attribute.

What is called functional dependency?

A functional dependency is a constraint that specifies the relationship between two sets of attributes where one set can accurately determine the value of other sets. … The attribute set on the left side of the arrow, X is called Determinant, while on the right side, Y is called the Dependent.

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