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Take a unary database relation $R$ and the positive domain relational calculus queryFor the finite input $R=\{0\}$, every pair $(0,d)$ and $(d,0)$ belongs to $Q$, for every value $d$ in the ambient domain. On an infinite ambient domain the answer is infinite. Even if one compares only finite ambient domains, adding a fresh value $d$ changes the answer while leaving $R$ fixed, violating domain independence of a database query.

The logical disjunction leaves $y$ unrestricted in its first branch and $x$ unrestricted in its second branch. Thus both variables occur in relational atoms somewhere in the formula, yet database query safety still fails. No negation or implication symbol occurs.

Assume the two database queries have compatible output database attributes. ThenFor a finite input database, the result of the relational difference is a subset of the finite result of $Q_1$, so it is finite and introduces no new values. For the usual domain independence of a database query, let $D$ be the input database and let $A\subseteq A^{\prime }$ be two ambient value domains containing its data and the query constants. Database query safety givesand thereforeAlthough a domain relational calculus expression for the relational difference uses negation, its positive membership requirement in $Q_1$ supplies the necessary range restriction. Negation is not by itself a reason for failure of database query safety.