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In this paper, an approach to handle time in relational query languages is outlined. The approach is based on extending Boolean and comparison operators by allowing their operands to be sets of intervals [BASS87]. The proposed temporal logic is shown to satisfy the properties of the normal Boolean logic. New syntax for retrieval statements is defined in order to separate the process of selecting entities (tuples) and the process of selecting required values of temporal attributes from the chosen entities. The extensions presented in this paper offer a good degree of flexibility in expressing different temporal requirements.
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Bassiouni, M.A., Llewellyn, M. (1989). Handling time in query languages. In: Rafanelli, M., Klensin, J.C., Svensson, P. (eds) Statistical and Scientific Database Management. SSDBM 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 339. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027508
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