Question

In a relation with a composite candidate key, a functional dependency X→Y is called a 'partial dependency' when:

A Y depends on only a proper subset of the composite candidate key, rather than the whole key
B X is a candidate key on its own
C Y determines X instead of the other way around
D X and Y are both non-key attributes
E Y depends on the entire composite key, with no exceptions
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