Attributes and tuple, Database Management System

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Before we talk about the relational model in more detail, let us first define some very basic terms used in this model.

Tuple

Every row in a table shows a record and is called a tuple. A table containing 'n' attributes in a record is called n-tuple.

Attribute

 The name of every column in a table is used to interpret its meaning and is known as an attribute. Every table is called a relation.

For instance, Figure shows a relation PERSON. The columns NAME, PERSON_ID, AGE and ADDRESS are the attributes of PERSON and every row in the table represents a separate tuple (record).

 

Relation Name:  PERSON

PERSON_ID

NAME

AGE

ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

1

Sanjay Prasad

35

b-4,Modi Nagar

011-25347527

2

Sharad Gupta

30

Pocket 2, Mayur Vihar.

023-12245678

3

Vibhu Datt

36

c-2, New Delhi

033-1601138

Figure: An extended PERSON relation


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