Entity identifier key attributes, Database Management System

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An entity type usually has an attribute whose values are distinct for every individual entity in the collection. Such an attribute is known as a key attribute and its values can be used to recognize each entity uniquely.

Strong entity set: The entity types having a key attribute are known as strong entity types or regular entity types.

  • EXAMPLE: The Student entity has a key attribute RollNo which uniquely recognized it, hence is a strong entity.

Attributes

Let us first answer the question:

What is an attribute?

An attribute is a property used to define the specific feature of the entity. So to define an entity entirely, a set of attributes is used.

For example, a student entity may be defined by the student's name, address, age, course, etc.

An entity will have a value for every of its attributes. For example for a specific student the following values can be assigned:

RollNo: 1234

Name: Supriya

Age: 18

Address: B-4, Mayapuri, Delhi. Course: B.Sc. (H)


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