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Boyce–Codd normal form (or BCNF or 3.5NF) is a normal form used in database normalisation.

What is the difference between 3NF and BCNF?

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Finding a relation in 3NF but not in BCNF

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What is a good KISS description of Boyce-Codd normal form?

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How to determine BCNF

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BCNF Decompositions and Lossless joins for Databases

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Database BCNF Violations

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BCNF decomposition algorithm explanation

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