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The determining method about the conflict between the null constraints and the set of functional dependencies

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In this paper the conflict between the null constraints and the set of functional dependencies is defined. Some rules for determining the conflicts and a method for processing the conflicts are obtained.

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Liu, W. The determining method about the conflict between the null constraints and the set of functional dependencies. J. of Comput. Sci. & Technol. 4, 116–125 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02943359

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