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Cube - A name for a dimensional database, a simple case of which is product, practitioner, and time.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 23 November 2009 08:07:59, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/ External


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Cube - Also Known As Multidimensional Cube. The fundamental structure for data in a multidimensional (OLAP) system. A cube contains dimensions, hierarchies, levels, and measures. Each individual point in a cube is referred to as a cell.

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Source: SDG Computing Inc., 05 May 2010 08:51:57, SDG Computing, now offline


Cube - A data cube is a multidimensional structure that contains an aggregate value at each point, i.e., the result of applying an aggregate function to an underlying relation. Data cubes are used to implement online analytical processing (OLAP).

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Source: Information-Management.com, 09 June 2010 09:39:30, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/c.html External


Cube - A data cube is a multidimensional structure that contains an aggregate value at each point, i.e., the result of applying an aggregate function to an underlying relation. Data cubes are used to implement online analytical processing (OLAP).

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Source: DataMentors, 15 August 2010 10:26:37, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html External


Cube - A cube is a powerful analysis tool that lets you view and analyze your data in a multi-dimensional format, from any angle, in any combination, by offering a "˜slice and dice' and drilldown approach.

[Category=Business Intelligence ]

Source: University of Toronto Business Intelligence, 24 October 2012 09:33:27, http://www.utbi.utoronto.ca/gethelp/glossary.htm External


Cube - At the heart of multidimensional databases (see OLAP below) are cubes. Cubes represent the many perspectives (or dimensions) with which you may want to view the data. Cubes contain levels, measures, dimensions, and hierarchies.

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Source: Deanna Dicken, 07 November 2012 09:42:23, http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3919011/Business-Intelligence-Terminology-101.htm External 

 

 


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