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+All constraint languages mentioned here are expressed in [first-order logic]().
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+# Tuple-generating dependencies
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+A **Tuple-Generating Dependency** (TGD) is a logical constraint $\tau$ of the form $\forall \mathbf{x} ~ \phi(x) \rightarrow \exists \mathbf{y} ~ \psi(\mathbf{x}, \mathbf{y})$, where $\phi$ and $\psi$ are [conjunctive queries](Queries#Conjunctive_queries). Given a [database instance](Basic database terminology#Instance) $I$, a **trigger** for $\tau$ in $I$ is a [homomorphism](Queries#Conjunctive_queries) $h$ from $\phi$ to $I$. We say that the trigger $h$ is **active** if there is no homomorphism $h'$ from $\psi$ to $I$ that extends $h$, i.e., the domain of $h'$ is a superset of that of $h$ and $h(x) = h'(x)$ for all $x$ in the domain of $h$. We say that $I$ **satisfies** the TGD $\tau$ if there are no active triggers of $\tau$ on $I$.+
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