Irreducible Function Depending Set
A functional depending set S is irreducible if the set has the following three properties:
- Each right set of a functional dependency of S contains only one attribute.
- Each left set of a functional dependency of S is irreducible. It means that reducing any one attribute from left set will change the content of S (S will lose some information).
- Reducing any functional dependency will change the content of S.
Sets of Functional Dependencies(FD) with these properties are also called canonical or minimal.
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