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    The document discusses third normal form (3NF) in database normalization. It defines 3NF as when a database is in second normal form and does not have transitive dependencies. A transitive dependency is when a non-prime attribute depends on other non-prime attributes rather than directly depending on the primary key. An example toys table is provided that violates 3NF due to a transitive dependency between category name and toys ID through the category ID attribute. The example is then converted to 3NF by splitting the toys and category attributes into separate tables to remove the transitive dependency.

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    The document discusses third normal form (3NF) in database normalization. It defines 3NF as when a database is in second normal form and does not have transitive dependencies. A transitive dependency is when a non-prime attribute depends on other non-prime attributes rather than directly depending on the primary key. An example toys table is provided that violates 3NF due to a transitive dependency between category name and toys ID through the category ID attribute. The example is then converted to 3NF by splitting the toys and category attributes into separate tables to remove the transitive dependency.

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    The document discusses third normal form (3NF) in database normalization. It defines 3NF as when a database is in second normal form and does not have transitive dependencies. A transitive dependency is when a non-prime attribute depends on other non-prime attributes rather than directly depending on the primary key. An example toys table is provided that violates 3NF due to a transitive dependency between category name and toys ID through the category ID attribute. The example is then converted to 3NF by splitting the toys and category attributes into separate tables to remove the transitive dependency.

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    Database

    Normalization
    Third Normal Form

    M.Z.M.Hassaan
    BSc in ICT, CIMA, PGDE
    Third Normal Form
    (3NF)
    A database s in third normal form if it satisfies
    the following conditions.

    – It should be in the Second Normal form.

    – And it should not have Transitive Dependency.


    Third Normal Form

    What is Transitive Dependency?

    Transitive Dependency is When a non-prime


    attribute depends on other non-prime attributes
    rather than depending upon the prime
    attributes or primary key.
    Just Think of this
    • We Have 3 Attributes.

    X,Y,Z
    X Y Y Depends on X
    Y Z Z Depends on Y Then
    X Z Via Y
    Third Normal Form

    Note

    So in Transitive Dependency a non-Key


    attribute may depends on primary attributes
    Through another non-Key attribute.
    Lets explain it using an example
    Example
    Toys Table

    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price


    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500
    Example
    Toys Table
    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price
    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500

    When we consider the above table we can see Category ID depends on Toys
    ID(Primary Key). We can also note that the Category Name depends on Category ID
    So we can say Category Name depends on Toys ID(Primary Key) Via Category ID. This
    is known as Transitive Dependency
    So this table is not in 3NF
    Example – Converting to 3NF
    Toys Table
    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price
    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500

    Take the two attributes which have the


    Transitive Dependency and create a separate
    table
    Example – Converting to 3NF
    Toys Table
    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price
    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500

    Category ID Category Name Toys ID Price


    Example
    Toys Table
    – Converting to 3NF
    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price
    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500

    Category Table Toys Table


    Category ID Category Name Toys ID Price
    101 Soft Toy 5600 500
    202 Indoor 5601 1000
    303 Outdoor 5602 650
    5603 5500
    5604 1500
    Example
    Toys Table
    – Converting to 3NF
    Toys ID Category ID Category Name Price
    5600 101 Soft Toy 500
    5601 202 Indoor 1000
    5602 101 Soft Toy 650
    5603 303 Outdoor 5500
    5604 202 Indoor 1500

    Category Table Toys Table


    Category ID Category Name Toys ID Price Category ID
    101 Soft Toy 5600 500 101
    202 Indoor 5601 1000 202
    303 Outdoor 5602 650 101
    5603 5500 303
    5604 1500 202
    Activity
    Teacher ID Name Computer ID Computer
    Brand
    001 Indika 1005 HP
    002 Shreeni 1002 HP
    003 Gayathry 1003 Lenovo
    004 Chanakya 1001 Dell
    005 Thilini 1004 Dell
    006 Paboda 1000 IBM
    007 Irshard 1006 Acer
    Thank you

    End

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