Re: Relationship(s) for human family structure

From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:36:22 -0000
Message-ID: <1187807782.126654.222710_at_r23g2000prd.googlegroups.com>


> if it can be stated as a proposition,
> it can be stored in a relational database...

True, but some set of propositions can't be stored in as systematic a manner (ie without NULLs and redundancy) as with a node-based database like dbd. Try to represent the following 3 propositions involving three persons:

john hates john
mary knows (john hates john)
sue knows (john hates john)

For a bonus, include the following:
bob knows (john hates) Received on Wed Aug 22 2007 - 20:36:22 CEST

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