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Candidate key = Key = Minimal Superkey?

I got a little confused by all these keys. As I understand A key of a relational schema = The minimal subset of a superkey that is still a key = A candidate key Is this correct or not?
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Relationships in a school database

I am designing database for a school app. Student is the main entity in the database. Student has relation with Parent & Guardian. I am confused as where to store references. As will student ...
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Optimised Schema for City-to-City Distance Table

This is my first question, forgive me if this question is simple. I'm stuck here, trying to implement the relations for the data represented below. I want to scale it vertically (new rows), instead of ...
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How do I persist recurring events?

I've been tasked with designing a system to recur events. Events may recur daily, hourly, monthly or yearly. Users should be able to schedule events "every 3rd Wednesday of the month" or "The 1st of ...
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What's a good relational structure for units and complex unit conversions?

My company is in the Energy industry and I need to come up with a good way to represent the conversion of units of measurement. I've done some searching and have yet to find a good article covering ...