Relational Database Design and Modeling for Software Engineers
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Types of Functional Dependencies
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In relational databases, different types of functional dependencies help in understanding relationships between attributes. These dependencies guide database normalization, ensuring data consistency, reducing redundancy, and maintaining data integrity.

Let’s go over four main types of functional dependencies using examples based on a Student and Course table.

1. Trivial Functional Dependency

A trivial functional dependency occurs when an attribute (or set of attributes) in the dependent set is a subset of the determinant set

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