Practical algorithms for finding prime attributes and testing normal forms
Summary: Algorithms for testing attribute primality and normal forms with running time polynomial in the number of maximal non-determining sets (i.e., generators of the closure family) instead of all attribute subsets. Shows this parameter is small in practice, giving simple, fast implementations used in Design-By-Example. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 8,361 | Discovering XSD Keys from XML Data | 2013 | SIGMOD | 5.5006749e-05 |
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| 5,183 | Computing Covers for Embedded Functional Dependencies | 1987 | PODS | 6.3962384e-05 |
| 6,540 | An Improved Algorithm for Finding a Key of a Relation | 1985 | PODS | 5.9050383e-05 |
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