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Per the Methodist notes, BCNF violations typically arise in relations that

Ahave no foreign keys
Bstore only numeric attributes
Care already in 2NF and have a single candidate key
Dhave two or more composite candidate keys that overlap
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. have two or more composite candidate keys that overlap
The Methodist notes list this exact condition: 'Potential to violate BCNF may occur in a relation that contains two (or more) composite candidate keys; the candidate keys overlap (i.e. have at least one attribute in common).' Without overlap or with a single candidate key, 3NF and BCNF usually coincide.
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