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Functional Dependencies

Definition (continued)

In other words

If
    inputs to the "function" are the same in r and s (r[X] = s[X]),

then
    outputs from the "function" are the same too (r[Y] = s[Y]).

In yet other words

X determines Y

(In the same way that the input to a function determines the output from that function.)

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