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Armstrong's axioms

Armstrong's axioms noun: a set of references (or, more precisely, inference rules) used to infer all the functional dependencies on a relational database.

Noun

Armstrong's axioms pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A set of references (or, more precisely, inference rules) used to infer all the functional dependencies on a relational database.

Origin of Armstrong's axioms

Developed by William W. Armstrong in a 1974 paper.

Questions about Armstrong's axioms

What does Armstrong's axioms mean?
Armstrong's axioms means a set of references (or, more precisely, inference rules) used to infer all the functional dependencies on a relational database.
What part of speech is Armstrong's axioms?
Armstrong's axioms is a noun.

Words near Armstrong's axioms in the dictionary

  1. Armstrong Limit
  2. Armstrong line
  3. Armstrong numbers
  4. Armstrong oscillator
  5. Armstrong oscillators
  6. Armstrong's axioms
  7. Armstrong's line
  8. Armstrongian
  9. armstrongite
  10. Armstrongs
  11. armt.

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