Understanding Database Cardinality

A Guide to Key Relationships and Data Uniqueness in Databases

Patrick Karsh
4 min readMay 29, 2024

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Database cardinality is a fundamental concept in the realm of database design and management. It refers to the uniqueness of data values contained in a particular column (attribute) of a database table. Cardinality plays a crucial role in determining the relationships between tables and how efficiently…

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Patrick Karsh

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