Richard Askey
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Richard Askey was an American mathematician renowned for his influential work on special functions and orthogonal polynomials, as well as for co-authoring the seminal Askey scheme of hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials.
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| Richard Askey canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18480246 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Askey Context triple: [Orthogonal Polynomials, fourthEditionEditor, Richard Askey]
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A.
Peter J. Forrester
Peter J. Forrester is an Australian mathematical physicist and mathematician known for his influential work in random matrix theory and statistical mechanics.
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B.
Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
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C.
Michael B. Nathanson
Michael B. Nathanson is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including popular comedies and action blockbusters.
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D.
David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as half of the pop duo Eurythmics and for his extensive work producing and collaborating with major artists.
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E.
Nicholas Shehadie
Nicholas Shehadie was an Australian rugby union player and administrator who later became a prominent public figure and Lord Mayor of Sydney.
- 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: Richard Askey Target entity description: Richard Askey was an American mathematician renowned for his influential work on special functions and orthogonal polynomials, as well as for co-authoring the seminal Askey scheme of hypergeometric orthogonal polynomials.
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A.
Peter J. Forrester
Peter J. Forrester is an Australian mathematical physicist and mathematician known for his influential work in random matrix theory and statistical mechanics.
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B.
Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark was a 19th-century English civil engineer best known for pioneering hydraulic engineering works, including the design of the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
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C.
Michael B. Nathanson
Michael B. Nathanson is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including popular comedies and action blockbusters.
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D.
David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as half of the pop duo Eurythmics and for his extensive work producing and collaborating with major artists.
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E.
Nicholas Shehadie
Nicholas Shehadie was an Australian rugby union player and administrator who later became a prominent public figure and Lord Mayor of Sydney.
- F. None of above. chosen
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