Abstract
Algres is an advanced, experimental language, based on the algebra of relations, for the manipulation of complex objects [72, 71]. As illustrated in Chapter 3, a complex object is similar to a relation of a relational database, with the added possibility that attributes of relations can be in turn relations. Such nested (or non-first-normal-form) relations can be created, modified, and examined by the algebraic operators of Algres.
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Cacace, F., Lamperti, G. (1996). Algres, an Extended Relational Database Programming Language. In: Advanced Relational Programming. Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 371. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0858-7_4
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