What is Weak Entity?
A weak entity is dependent on a strong entity to ensure its existence. Unlike a strong entity, a weak entity does not have any primary key. It instead has a partial discriminator key. A weak entity is represented by a double rectangle. The relation between one strong and one weak entity is represented by a double diamond. This relationship is also known as identifying relationship.
Difference between Strong and Weak Entity
Prerequisite – ER Model
An entity is a “thing” or “object” in the real world. An entity contains attributes, which describe that entity. So anything about which we store information is called an entity. Entities are recorded in the database and must be distinguishable, i.e., easily recognized from the group. In this article we will see difference between strong and weak entity.
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