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doc: Document more that relations share a namespace 

This was already documented in the CREATE INDEX reference, but not in
the introductory "Data Definition" chapter.  Also, document that the
index that implements a constraint has the same name as the
constraint.

Author: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
Reviewed-by: jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: David G. Johnston <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Discussion: https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CACJufxFG682tYcP9aH_F-jrqq5End8MHZR77zcp1%3DDUrEsSu1Q%40mail.gmail.com
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@ -3003,7 +3003,11 @@ SELECT * FROM information WHERE group_id = 2 FOR UPDATE;
<para>
A database contains one or more named <firstterm>schemas</firstterm>, which
in turn contain tables. Schemas also contain other kinds of named
objects, including data types, functions, and operators. The same
objects, including data types, functions, and operators. Within one
schema, two objects of the same type cannot have the same name.
Furthermore, tables, sequences, indexes, views, materialized views, and
foreign tables share the same namespace, so that, for example, an index and
a table must have different names if they are in the same schema. The same
object name can be used in different schemas without conflict; for
example, both <literal>schema1</literal> and <literal>myschema</literal> can
contain tables named <literal>mytable</literal>. Unlike databases,

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@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
Adding a unique constraint will automatically create a unique B-tree
index on the column or group of columns used in the constraint. But if
the constraint includes a <literal>WITHOUT OVERLAPS</literal> clause, it
will use a GiST index.
will use a GiST index. The created index has the same name as the unique
constraint.
</para>
<para>
@ -1082,6 +1083,7 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<literal>PRIMARY KEY</literal> constraint will automatically create a
unique B-tree index, or GiST if <literal>WITHOUT OVERLAPS</literal> was
specified, on the column or group of columns used in the constraint.
That index has the same name as the primary key constraint.
</para>
<para>
@ -1118,8 +1120,8 @@ WITH ( MODULUS <replaceable class="parameter">numeric_literal</replaceable>, REM
<para>
Exclusion constraints are implemented using
an index, so each specified operator must be associated with an
appropriate operator class
an index that has the same name as the constraint, so each specified
operator must be associated with an appropriate operator class
(see <xref linkend="indexes-opclass"/>) for the index access
method <replaceable>index_method</replaceable>.
The operators are required to be commutative.