\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Multivalued Dependencies}
\begin{goal}{}
The \emph{multivalued dependency (MVD)}
\begin{talign}
\sql{employee} \mvd \sql{programmingLanguage}
\end{talign}
means that, for each employee,
the \emph{set of values} in column \sql{programmingLanguage}
is \emph{independent of all other columns.}
\end{goal}
\begin{exampleblock}{}
\begin{center}
\tableKnowledge
\end{center}
\end{exampleblock}
\smallskip\pause
The table contains an \emph{embedded function} from the employee to
\emph{sets of} programming languages.
\end{frame}