When the primary key (PK) of one entity does not contain the primary key of a related entity, the relationship is typically a "one-to-many" or "many-to-many" relationship. In this scenario, the primary key of the first entity can exist independently of the second entity, indicating that multiple instances of the related entity can correspond to a single instance of the first entity. This structure allows for more flexible data modeling where entities can be associated without strict dependency on each other's primary keys.
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