In an analytical data model, which type of table contains entities that are used to aggregate numeric values, where each entity is represented by a row with a unique key value?

A bridge table is a junction table used to resolve many-to-many relationships between dimensions, not a primary container for descriptive entities.

Dimension tables hold descriptive attributes (e.g., product name, customer city, date) used to filter and group aggregations; each entity gets exactly one row identified by a unique key value, making them the correct answer.

Fact tables store the numeric measures (e.g., sales amount, quantity) that are aggregated, referencing dimension tables via foreign keys rather than representing the entities themselves.