First Order Logic Formalization for Functional, Multivalued and Mutual Dependencies
Summary: FOL is proposed as a unifying formalization for functional, multivalued, and mutual dependencies in relational databases. The paper shows logic-based expressions of dependencies and derives properties, arguing advantages over tailored formalisms. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. J. M. Nicolas (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{nicolas_sigmod78,
title = {{First Order Logic Formalization for Functional, Multivalued and Mutual Dependencies}},
author = {Nicolas, J. M.},
series = {{SIGMOD} '78},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
doi = {10.1145/509252.509269},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/509252.509269},
year = {1978}
}
Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,843 | Notions of Dependency Satisfaction | 1982 | PODS | 6.482729e-05 |
| 6,505 | Inferences Involving Embedded Multivalued Dependencies and Transitive Dependencies | 1980 | SIGMOD | 5.8583679e-05 |
| 13,260 | A Systematic Approach to Relational Database Theory | 1982 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 | A Complete Axiomatization For Functional And Multivalued Dependencies In Database Relations | 1977 | SIGMOD | 0.00017513721 |
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