Modern Database Management (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133544619
Author: Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Ramesh Venkataraman, Heikki Topi
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.30PAE
Are associative entities also weak entities? Why or why not? If yes, is there anything special about their "weakness"?
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Modern Database Management (12th Edition)
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