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transitive dependency

transitive dependency noun: an attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a violation of third normal form.

Noun

transitive dependency (plural transitive dependencies)

  1. An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a violation of third normal form.
  2. In a computer program, library called by another dependency.

Forms of transitive dependency

pluraltransitive dependencies

Questions about transitive dependency

What does transitive dependency mean?
Transitive dependency means an attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a third attribute which is not a key; this is a violation of third normal form.
What part of speech is transitive dependency?
Transitive dependency is a noun.
What is the plural of transitive dependency?
The plural of transitive dependency is transitive dependencies.

Words near transitive dependency in the dictionary

  1. transitive
  2. transitive animate
  3. transitive closure
  4. transitive closures
  5. transitive dependencies
  6. transitive dependency
  7. transitive set
  8. transitive sets
  9. transitive verb
  10. transitive verbs
  11. transitively

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