Methods and apparatus for distributing a first relation amongst a set of
orthogonal sub-relations are disclosed. As a method, an orthogonal
sub-relation of the set of orthogonal sub-relations is identified and then
removed from the first relation. The removed sub-relation is then replaced
with an associated reference that points to the removed sub-relation to
form a distributed relation. A reduced first relation that is
substantially reduced in size as compared to the first relation, such that
the distributed relation is formed of the reduced first relation and all
the referenced orthogonal sub-relations.