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authormo khan <mo.khan@gmail.com>2020-01-11 20:59:12 -0700
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* Referential integrity constraint: each foreign key value must match a primary key value in another relation or the foreign key value must be null.
+#### Cardinality
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+* Minimum cardinality: The minimum number of instances of one entity that may be associated with each instance of another entity.
+* Maximum cardinality: The maximum number of instances of one entity that may be associated with each instance of another entity.
## Well structured relations