Department of Mathematics
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The Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic unit in India known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics, as well as its strong postgraduate and doctoral programs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Mathematics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3197786 — 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: Department of Mathematics Context triple: [Indian Institute of Technology Madras, hasDepartment, Department of Mathematics]
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in mathematical sciences within one of India’s oldest and most prestigious institutions.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at Tor Vergata University of Rome is an academic unit dedicated to research and higher education in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at King’s College London is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research across pure and applied mathematics and related fields.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic unit within the Faculty of Science, renowned for its research and education in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics is an academic unit at the University of Miami that offers instruction and conducts research in pure and applied mathematics within the College of Arts and Sciences.
- 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: Department of Mathematics Target entity description: The Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic unit in India known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics, as well as its strong postgraduate and doctoral programs.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at MIT is a world-renowned academic department recognized for its leading research and education across pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at Presidency College, Kolkata is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in mathematical sciences within one of India’s oldest and most prestigious institutions.
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C.
Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at Sharif University of Technology is a leading Iranian academic unit known for its strong programs and research in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo is a leading academic unit within the Faculty of Science, renowned for its research and education in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics is an academic unit dedicated to research and education in pure and applied mathematics within a university’s physical sciences framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | science ⓘ |
| academicStaffType |
assistant professors
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associate professors ⓘ professors ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Indian Institutes of Technology
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surface form:
Indian Institute of Technology system
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| campus |
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
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surface form:
IIT Madras campus
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| campusType | residential campus ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
doctoral
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postgraduate ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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computational mathematics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ pure mathematics ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| governedBy |
IIT Madras Senate
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surface form:
Senate of Indian Institute of Technology Madras
|
| hasResearchFocus |
algebra
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analysis ⓘ computational mathematics ⓘ differential equations ⓘ mathematical modelling ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ optimization ⓘ probability theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
doctoral programs in mathematics
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postgraduate programs in mathematics ⓘ research in applied mathematics ⓘ research in pure mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
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Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Doctor of Philosophy
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Master of Science ⓘ Master of Science by Research ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
M.S. by research in Mathematics
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M.Sc. in Mathematics ⓘ M.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing ⓘ Ph.D. in Mathematics ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Institute of Technology Madras ⓘ |
| regionServed | India ⓘ |
| reputation | leading mathematics department in India ⓘ |
| sector | public higher education ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iitm.ac.in (mathematics section) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Mathematics Description of subject: The Department of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a leading academic unit in India known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics, as well as its strong postgraduate and doctoral programs.
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