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Normalization within Database

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Describe normalization and the rules for second and third normal form.,

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Normalization is a process used within databases to ensure simplification, integrity, and sustainability. Different forms are used depending on the complexity required.

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Normalization is a method of organizing the attributes and relations of a relational database (columns & tables). This helps reduce and eliminate if possible redundancy in the data and improves the integrity. It helps simplify the database structure to achieve optimization. This process also involves ensuring that all dependencies between the attributes are properly enforced within the constraints in the database. To accomplish normalization, formal rules are applied either by synthesis or decomposition. "Synthesis creates a normalized ...

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