Relational Database Design and Modeling for Software Engineers
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First Normal Form (1NF)
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The First Normal Form (1NF) is the first step in the normalization process. It enforces the rule that each attribute in a table should contain only atomic (indivisible) values, ensuring that there are no repeating groups or arrays within a column. In other words, 1NF requires that each cell in a table contains only a single value, and each row represents a unique record.

Requirements of 1NF

To satisfy the requirements of 1NF:

  1. Each column should contain only atomic values (no arrays or lists).
  2. Each column should store values of a single data type. 3

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