Boyce-Codd Normal Form

Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) is a way to organize data in a database to ensure accuracy and reduce redundancy. It requires that for every piece of information, any determinant (a set of data that uniquely identifies another) must be a candidate key (a minimal set that uniquely identifies records). This means that no non-key information depends on just part of a key, preventing inconsistent or duplicated data. Achieving BCNF helps maintain data integrity and makes updating the database safer and more efficient.