Composite Object Normal Forms: Parameterizing Boyce-Codd Normal Form by the Number of Minimal Keys
Summary: Parameterizes BCNF by n, the number of minimal keys, revealing a trade-off between access variety and update complexity. Delivers a lossless, dependency-preserving 3NF decomposition that minimizes the maximum n across outputs and prunes redundant BCNF schemata; experiments quantify n's impact on update and query performance. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Zhuoxing Zhang (University of Auckland)
- 2. Wu Chen (Southwest University)
- 3. Sebastian Link (University of Auckland)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{zhang_sigmod23,
title = {{Composite Object Normal Forms: Parameterizing Boyce-Codd Normal Form by the Number of Minimal Keys}},
author = {Zhang, Zhuoxing and Chen, Wu and Link, Sebastian},
series = {{SIGMOD} '23},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} International Conference on Management of Data},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
doi = {10.1145/3588693},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3588693},
year = {2023}
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| 5,690 | Normalizing Property Graphs | 2023 | VLDB | 6.1205402e-05 |
| 10,781 | Synthesizing Third Normal Form Schemata that Minimize Integrity Maintenance and Update Overheads: Parameterizing 3NF by the Numbers of Minimal Keys and Functional Dependencies | 2025 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
| 11,221 | Mixed Covers of Keys and Functional Dependencies for Maintaining the Integrity of Data under Updates | 2024 | VLDB | 5.093636e-05 |
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| 540 | Synthesizing Independent Database Schemas | 1979 | SIGMOD | 0.0001686137 |
| 618 | A Hybrid Approach to Functional Dependency Discovery | 2016 | SIGMOD | 0.00015711835 |
| 3,437 | Reflections on Boyce-Codd Normal Form | 1982 | VLDB | 7.4157489e-05 |
| 3,609 | Embedded Functional Dependencies and Data-completeness Tailored Database Design | 2019 | VLDB | 7.2602055e-05 |
| 11,688 | Logical Schema Design that Quantifies Update Inefficiency and Join Efficiency | 2021 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
| 12,055 | SQL Schema Design: Foundations, Normal Forms, and Normalization | 2016 | SIGMOD | 5.093636e-05 |
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