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partial dependency

partial dependency noun: an attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.

Noun

partial dependency (plural partial dependencies)

  1. An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.

Forms of partial dependency

pluralpartial dependencies

Questions about partial dependency

What does partial dependency mean?
Partial dependency means an attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.
What part of speech is partial dependency?
Partial dependency is a noun.
What is the plural of partial dependency?
The plural of partial dependency is partial dependencies.

Words near partial dependency in the dictionary

  1. partial charge
  2. partial charges
  3. partial cloverleaf interchange
  4. partial cloverleaf interchanges
  5. partial dependencies
  6. partial dependency
  7. partial derivative
  8. partial derivatives
  9. partial differential
  10. partial differential equation
  11. partial differential equations

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