Stokes I
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UNEXPLORED
Stokes I is the component of the Stokes parameters that represents the total intensity of electromagnetic radiation, independent of its polarization state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stokes I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18198877 — 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: Stokes I Context triple: [ESPaDOnS, measures, Stokes I]
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A.
Stokes
Stokes is a surname most famously associated with George Gabriel Stokes, a 19th-century Irish mathematician and physicist known for his foundational work in fluid dynamics and optics.
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B.
Ostriker
Ostriker is a surname most prominently associated with American astrophysicist Jeremiah P. Ostriker and other notable figures in science and the arts.
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C.
Schisgal
Schisgal is the surname of Murray Schisgal, an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Tootsie."
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D.
Eddington
Eddington was a successful Thoroughbred racehorse and sire known for producing quality offspring on the racetrack.
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E.
Eddington
Eddington is a surname most famously associated with Arthur Stanley Eddington, the influential English astrophysicist who helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
- 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: Stokes I Target entity description: Stokes I is the component of the Stokes parameters that represents the total intensity of electromagnetic radiation, independent of its polarization state.
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A.
Stokes
Stokes is a surname most famously associated with George Gabriel Stokes, a 19th-century Irish mathematician and physicist known for his foundational work in fluid dynamics and optics.
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B.
Ostriker
Ostriker is a surname most prominently associated with American astrophysicist Jeremiah P. Ostriker and other notable figures in science and the arts.
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C.
Schisgal
Schisgal is the surname of Murray Schisgal, an American playwright and screenwriter best known for co-writing the film "Tootsie."
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D.
Eddington
Eddington is a surname most famously associated with Arthur Stanley Eddington, the influential English astrophysicist who helped confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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E.
Eddington
Eddington is a small town in Penobscot County, Maine, known for its rural character and proximity to the Bangor metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.