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third normal form

third normal form noun: a stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in second normal form and all non-key attributes are mutually independent (no transient dependencies.).

Noun

third normal form (plural third normal forms)

  1. A stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in second normal form and all non-key attributes are mutually independent (no transient dependencies.)

Forms of third normal form

pluralthird normal forms

Questions about third normal form

What does third normal form mean?
Third normal form means a stage in the normalization of a relational database in which a database is in second normal form and all non-key attributes are mutually independent (no transient dependencies.).
What part of speech is third normal form?
Third normal form is a noun.
What is the plural of third normal form?
The plural of third normal form is third normal forms.

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