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  \frametitle{Null Values}
  
  The relational model allows \textbf{missing attribute values}.\\
  (Table entries may be empty.)
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  \begin{goal}{}
    Formally, the set of possible values (the domain) for an
    attribute is extended by a new special value \emph{``null''}.    
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  \begin{alertblock}{}
    This ``null'' is \emph{not} the number 0 or the empty
        string.  \\A null value is different from all values of any data
        type. \hfill\smash\textdbend 
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