If every
instance of an entity is related to one or more instances of another relation
via a relationship, this is called “total participation”. If not every instance
of the entity is related via the relationship, this is called “partial
participation”.
Not every
employee manages a project, so Employee participates only partially in the relationship
“manages”, while Project may participate totally in “manages” (if projects can
only be defined if they have a manager).
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