1 votes 1 votes We know that a weak entity has no primary key . SO , A weak entity is an entity that cannot be uniquely identified by its attributes alone . Does it mean it has duplicates and it always a multi-set ? Databases databases er-diagram + – Meme Iamam asked Nov 11, 2014 retagged Jun 4, 2017 by Arjun Meme Iamam 612 views answer comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply naveen cena commented Mar 12, 2017 reply Follow Share weak entitiy is the entity which does not have any primary key it will be having only partial key hence inorder to convert weak entitiy into relation we will take primary key from strong entity and this partial key and primary key together acts as primary key for this weak entity relation. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 4 votes 4 votes Weak entity normally can be identified in connection with strong entity also . They are connected by an identifying relation. But it does not mean that it should always have duplicates . it need not be always multi set Sankaranarayanan P.N answered Nov 12, 2014 selected May 1, 2015 by Arjun Sankaranarayanan P.N comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply ubibhatt commented Nov 2, 2019 reply Follow Share Can you be more clear on your answer, plz? 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.