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Choose the correct statement regarding superkeys

a.

A superkey is an attribute or a group of multiple attributes that can uniquely identify a tuple

b.

A superkey is a tuple or a set of multiple tuples that can uniquely identify an attribute

c.

Every superkey is a candidate key

d.

A superkey is an attribute or a set of attributes that distinguish the relation from other relations

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Answer: (a).A superkey is an attribute or a group of multiple attributes that can uniquely identify a tuple

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