Joseph Oesterlé
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Joseph Oesterlé is a French mathematician best known for co-formulating the influential abc conjecture in number theory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joseph Oesterlé canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21494105 — 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: Joseph Oesterlé Context triple: [abc conjecture, namedAfter, Joseph Oesterlé]
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A.
Jules Ribet
Jules Ribet was a notable French figure, likely associated with sports or local public life, after whom the Stade Jules-Ribet stadium was named.
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B.
Gérard Laumon
Gérard Laumon is a French mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and number theory, particularly in the context of the Langlands program.
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C.
Norbert Schappacher
Norbert Schappacher is a German mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his work in number theory and for translating key texts in algebraic number theory.
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D.
Laurent Lafforgue
Laurent Lafforgue is a French mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work on the Langlands program, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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E.
Laurent Charrier
Laurent Charrier is a French local politician serving as the mayor of the commune of Aubigny-sur-Nère.
- 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: Joseph Oesterlé Target entity description: Joseph Oesterlé is a French mathematician best known for co-formulating the influential abc conjecture in number theory.
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A.
Jules Ribet
Jules Ribet was a notable French figure, likely associated with sports or local public life, after whom the Stade Jules-Ribet stadium was named.
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B.
Gérard Laumon
Gérard Laumon is a French mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and number theory, particularly in the context of the Langlands program.
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C.
Norbert Schappacher
Norbert Schappacher is a German mathematician and historian of mathematics known for his work in number theory and for translating key texts in algebraic number theory.
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D.
Laurent Lafforgue
Laurent Lafforgue is a French mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work on the Langlands program, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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E.
Laurent Charrier
Laurent Charrier is a French local politician serving as the mayor of the commune of Aubigny-sur-Nère.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.