James Stirling (mathematician)
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James Stirling was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician best known for Stirling's approximation in analysis and his contributions to the study of series and numerical methods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Stirling (mathematician) canonical | 1 |
| Sir James Stirling, mathematician | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20507940 — 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: James Stirling (mathematician) Context triple: [St Peter’s School, York, hasAlumni, James Stirling (mathematician)]
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A.
Sir James Stirling
Sir James Stirling was a British naval officer and colonial administrator best known as the first Governor of Western Australia.
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B.
Christopher Zeeman
Christopher Zeeman was a British mathematician renowned for his work in geometric topology and catastrophe theory, and for his influential role in popularizing mathematics.
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C.
Kenneth Falconer
Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
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D.
Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond is a Sri Lankan–British designer, engineer, and theorist renowned for his innovative structural collaborations on landmark architectural projects worldwide.
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E.
Richard Stannard
Richard Stannard is a British pop music producer and songwriter best known for crafting hits for major acts like the Spice Girls and other chart-topping artists.
- 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: James Stirling (mathematician) Target entity description: James Stirling was an 18th-century Scottish mathematician best known for Stirling's approximation in analysis and his contributions to the study of series and numerical methods.
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A.
Sir James Stirling
Sir James Stirling was a British naval officer and colonial administrator best known as the first Governor of Western Australia.
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B.
Christopher Zeeman
Christopher Zeeman was a British mathematician renowned for his work in geometric topology and catastrophe theory, and for his influential role in popularizing mathematics.
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C.
Kenneth Falconer
Kenneth Falconer was a pseudonym used by American science fiction writer Cyril M. Kornbluth.
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D.
Cecil Balmond
Cecil Balmond is a Sri Lankan–British designer, engineer, and theorist renowned for his innovative structural collaborations on landmark architectural projects worldwide.
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E.
Richard Stannard
Richard Stannard is a British pop music producer and songwriter best known for crafting hits for major acts like the Spice Girls and other chart-topping artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
St Peter’s School York
linked to: James Stirling (mathematician)