multi-valued attributes

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01-27-12, 04:18

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multi-valued attributes

what is the disadvantage of mutivalued attributes in a database

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01-27-12, 09:35

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they violate Third Normal Form

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01-27-12, 11:21

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I think they actually violate the First Normal Form.

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