The number of attributes in a relation is called its:
ADistance
BDegree
CDensity
DDuration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Degree
1. A relation can be measured across as well as down.
2. Counting the columns gives one of the two measures.
3. The number of attributes in a relation is called the degree of the relation.
4. So the answer is degree.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 8 'Database Concepts'_
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