NP
E1115573
UNEXPLORED
NP (nondeterministic polynomial time) is the complexity class of decision problems for which proposed solutions can be verified in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NP canonical | 6 |
| NP (nondeterministic polynomial time) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14721008 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NP Context triple: [Valiant–Vazirani theorem, relatesClass, NP]
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A.
NP
NP was the reporting mark used by the historic Northern Pacific Railway, a major transcontinental railroad in the northern United States.
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B.
NP
NP is the abbreviation commonly used for the National Party, the former ruling political party of apartheid-era South Africa.
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C.
NP
NP is a UK postcode area covering parts of Newport and surrounding regions in south-east Wales.
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D.
PN
PN is the station code for Penn–North station on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink system.
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E.
PN
PN is the vehicle registration code used for the Italian city and province of Pordenone in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NP Target entity description: NP (nondeterministic polynomial time) is the complexity class of decision problems for which proposed solutions can be verified in polynomial time by a deterministic Turing machine.
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A.
NP
NP is the abbreviation commonly used for the National Party, the former ruling political party of apartheid-era South Africa.
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B.
NP
NP is a UK postcode area covering parts of Newport and surrounding regions in south-east Wales.
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C.
NP
NP was the reporting mark used by the historic Northern Pacific Railway, a major transcontinental railroad in the northern United States.
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D.
PN
PN is the station code for Penn–North station on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink system.
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E.
PN
PN is the vehicle registration code used for the Italian city and province of Pordenone in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.