One-to-one relationship (1:1)

One entity is associated ONCE with the other entity and vice versa
o ONE student drives ONE car
o ONE car is driven by ONE student

Many-to-one (M:1)
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Many of an entity is associated ONCE with the other entity

One entity is associated many times with the other entity
o MANY students are associated with ONE car
o ONE CAR is associated with MANY students

ONE-to-MANY (1:M)
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One entity is associated with MANY of the other

Many different entities are associated with only ONE entity
o ONE student is associated with MANY cars
o ONE car is associated with MANY students
MANY-to-Many (M:N)
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Multiple of one entity is associated with MANY of

another and vice versa
Multiple students can drive multiple cars
Multiple cars can be driven by multiple students