An indirect relationship between data elements in a database. For example, social security number is a transitive dependency of date-of-birth (SSN->DOB), because it is dependent on name (SSN->NAME), ...

"Relations and Functions" stand out as crucial topics within algebra. These terms, though related, hold distinct mathematical meanings. It's common to feel uncertain about their disparities. To ...

Arguing that the standard situation for studying transitivity prompts correct but nontransitive conclusions, we compared the standard with two other situations which were more likely to require the ...