...............................difference between super keys and candidate keys..........................................
Super Keys |
Candidate keys |
1)A single attribute or a set of attributes that uniquely identifies all attributes in a relation is super key. |
1) A proper subset of a super key, which is also a super key is a candidate key. |
2)It is not compulsory that all super keys will be candidate keys. |
2)All candidate keys are super keys. |
3)The set of super keys forms the base for selection of candidate keys. |
3)The set of candidate keys form the base for selection of a single primary key. |
4)There are comparatively more super keys in a relation. |
4)There are comparatively less candidate keys in a relation. |
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