NTL (Number Theory Library)
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NTL (Number Theory Library) is a high-performance C++ library developed by Victor Shoup for computations in number theory, including arbitrary-precision integers, finite fields, and related algebraic structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NTL (Number Theory Library) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16974212 — 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: NTL (Number Theory Library) Context triple: [Victor Shoup, knownFor, NTL (Number Theory Library)]
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A.
NTL
NTL was a major UK cable television and telecommunications company that became part of Virgin Media following a series of mergers and rebrandings.
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B.
NTIC
NTIC is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Telecommunications and Information Council, a governmental body focused on telecommunications and information policy.
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C.
Lenstra elliptic-curve factorization method
The Lenstra elliptic-curve factorization method is an integer factorization algorithm that uses properties of elliptic curves over finite fields to efficiently find nontrivial factors of large numbers, especially those with relatively small prime divisors.
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Zassenhaus algorithm for factoring polynomials over the rationals
The Zassenhaus algorithm for factoring polynomials over the rationals is a classical computational method that reduces rational polynomial factorization to modular factorization and then recombines the results using lifting techniques.
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E.
Miller algorithm
The Miller algorithm is an efficient computational method used in elliptic curve cryptography to evaluate pairings such as the Weil and Tate pairings.
- 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: NTL (Number Theory Library) Target entity description: NTL (Number Theory Library) is a high-performance C++ library developed by Victor Shoup for computations in number theory, including arbitrary-precision integers, finite fields, and related algebraic structures.
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A.
NTL
NTL was a major UK cable television and telecommunications company that became part of Virgin Media following a series of mergers and rebrandings.
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B.
NTIC
NTIC is the commonly used abbreviation for the National Telecommunications and Information Council, a governmental body focused on telecommunications and information policy.
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C.
Lenstra elliptic-curve factorization method
The Lenstra elliptic-curve factorization method is an integer factorization algorithm that uses properties of elliptic curves over finite fields to efficiently find nontrivial factors of large numbers, especially those with relatively small prime divisors.
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D.
Zassenhaus algorithm for factoring polynomials over the rationals
The Zassenhaus algorithm for factoring polynomials over the rationals is a classical computational method that reduces rational polynomial factorization to modular factorization and then recombines the results using lifting techniques.
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E.
Miller algorithm
The Miller algorithm is an efficient computational method used in elliptic curve cryptography to evaluate pairings such as the Weil and Tate pairings.
- F. None of above. chosen
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