Describe what attributes represent in an ER model and provide examples of simple, composite, single-value, multi-value, and derived attributes.

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An attribute represents a property of an entity or a relationship type (see Section 12.3).
Examples:
Simple: position or salary attribute of Staff
Composite: address attribute composed of street, city, and postcode attributes
Single-valued: branchNo attribute of Branch
Multi-valued: telNo attribute of Branch
Derived: duration attribute of Lease, calculated from rentStart and rentFinish

attributes.

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