what-is-an-entity-entity-type-and-entity-set explain with proper Diagram In RDBMS.

Entity set & it’s types

Souvik
2 min readApr 29, 2020

1.What is entity?
Ans/- An entity can be a real word object either animated or inanimate that can be easily identifiable.

Entity set: — An entity set is a group of similar kind of entities. It may contain entities with attributes sharing similar values. Entities are represents by their properties which also called attributes.

Diagram of entity set

Type of entity: -

Weak entity: — A weak entity is a type of entity which doesn’t have its key attribute. It can be identified uniquely by considering by consisting primary key of another entity. It represented by double rectangular box. Weak relation represent by double diamond box.

Diagram of Weak entity

Strong entity: — A strong entity is a type of entity which has its key attribute for that strong entity said need not to have participation.

Diagram of strong entity set

Difference between strong and weak entity: -

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