Databases
Database Analogies
Collected by Daphne Miedema — Hellerstein, J. M., & Stonebraker, M. (2005). Readings in Database Systems. 4 ed. MIT Press.
Conceptual modeling
Anything else
The concept of a 'fat table' conjures an anthropomorphic image
| Symbol | Concept |
|---|---|
How tables in a star schema can get bigger than our normal conception of 'big'.
The key observation is that Fact tables [in the star schema] are generally “fat” and often contain a hundred or more attributes. Obviously, they also “long” since there are many, many facts to record.
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