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Fourth Normal Form (4NF)

By Mike Chapple, About.com

Definition: To be in Fourth Normal Form, a relation must first be in Boyce-Codd Normal Form. Additionally, a given relation may not contain more than one multivalued dependency.
Also Known As: 4NF

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