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many-to-one

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many-to-one has example A company has many employees, but an employee can only work for one company 2001-08-30 14:56:32.0
is the most common multiplicity pattern
is the same as one-to-many 2001-08-30 14:56:33.0
is a subtopic of 5.3 - Associations and Multiplicity
is an instance of multiplicity pattern

pattern should be described in an easy-to-understand form so that people can determine when and how to use it 2001-08-30 14:56:56.0
should contain a solution that has been proven to effectively solve the problem in the indicated context

many-to-one	has example A company has many employees, but an employee can only work for one company
	is the most common multiplicity pattern
	is the same as one-to-many
	is a subtopic of 5.3 - Associations and Multiplicity
	is an instance of multiplicity pattern
pattern	should be described in an easy-to-understand form so that people can determine when and how to use it
pattern	should contain a solution that has been proven to effectively solve the problem in the indicated context