Debye
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UNEXPLORED
Debye is a unit of electric dipole moment in the centimeter–gram–second (CGS) system, widely used in molecular physics and chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Debye canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21066314 — 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: Debye Context triple: [Debije, spellingVariantOf, Debye]
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A.
Ewald
Ewald is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically borne by various notable figures in German and Central European history.
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B.
Gouy
Gouy is a small commune in northern France located within the administrative boundaries of the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
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C.
Kohlrausch
Kohlrausch is a German surname most notably associated with physicist Friedrich Kohlrausch, known for his pioneering work in electrical conductivity and physical chemistry.
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D.
Ostwald
Ostwald is a German surname most notably associated with Nobel Prize–winning chemist Wilhelm Ostwald.
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E.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
- 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: Debye Target entity description: Debye is a unit of electric dipole moment in the centimeter–gram–second (CGS) system, widely used in molecular physics and chemistry to quantify the polarity of molecules.
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A.
Ewald
Ewald is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically borne by various notable figures in German and Central European history.
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B.
Gouy
Gouy is a small commune in northern France located within the administrative boundaries of the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis.
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C.
Kohlrausch
Kohlrausch is a German surname most notably associated with physicist Friedrich Kohlrausch, known for his pioneering work in electrical conductivity and physical chemistry.
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D.
Ostwald
Ostwald is a German surname most notably associated with Nobel Prize–winning chemist Wilhelm Ostwald.
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E.
Uhlenbeck
Uhlenbeck is a surname most prominently associated with Karen Uhlenbeck, a pioneering American mathematician and the first woman to receive the Abel Prize.
- 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:
Debije