Given a FACULTY relation that includes both faculty and faculty sponsors attributes from the same data, this would be considered a:
A) binary relationship.
B) transitive relationship.
C) recursive relationship.
D) dependent relationship.
E) singular relationship.

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A recursive relationship is when an entity (in this case, faculty) participates more than once in a relationship with itself. The attributes "faculty" and "faculty sponsors" both pertain to faculty and can be considered as a single entity participating multiple times in the same relationship.

Given a FACULTY Relation That Includes Both Faculty and Faculty