LAPACK
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LAPACK is a widely used software library that provides highly optimized routines for numerical linear algebra operations such as solving systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, and singular value decompositions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LAPACK canonical | 7 |
| Linear Algebra PACKage | 2 |
| LAPACK library | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4443243 — 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: LAPACK Context triple: [LinearAlgebra, exportsConstant, LAPACK]
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A.
LINPACK
LINPACK is a widely used benchmark and software library for performing numerical linear algebra computations, particularly solving systems of linear equations.
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B.
arpack
arpack is a numerical software library for efficiently computing a few eigenvalues and eigenvectors of large sparse matrices, commonly used in scientific computing and machine learning.
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C.
LinearAlgebra
LinearAlgebra is Julia’s standard library module providing core functionality for vectors, matrices, and advanced linear algebra operations.
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D.
cuBLAS
cuBLAS is NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated implementation of the BLAS linear algebra library, providing high-performance matrix and vector operations for CUDA applications.
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E.
Numerical Recipes
Numerical Recipes is a widely used series of books that provides practical algorithms and explanations for numerical methods in scientific computing.
- 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: LAPACK Target entity description: LAPACK is a widely used software library that provides highly optimized routines for numerical linear algebra operations such as solving systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, and singular value decompositions.
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A.
LINPACK
LINPACK is a widely used benchmark and software library for performing numerical linear algebra computations, particularly solving systems of linear equations.
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B.
arpack
arpack is a numerical software library for efficiently computing a few eigenvalues and eigenvectors of large sparse matrices, commonly used in scientific computing and machine learning.
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C.
LinearAlgebra
LinearAlgebra is Julia’s standard library module providing core functionality for vectors, matrices, and advanced linear algebra operations.
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D.
cuBLAS
cuBLAS is NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated implementation of the BLAS linear algebra library, providing high-performance matrix and vector operations for CUDA applications.
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E.
Numerical Recipes
Numerical Recipes is a widely used series of books that provides practical algorithms and explanations for numerical methods in scientific computing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
numerical linear algebra library
ⓘ
software library ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Linear Algebra PACKage
ⓘ
linked to:
LAPACK
|
| dependsOn | BLAS ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-performance computing ⓘ |
| domain | numerical linear algebra ⓘ |
| fullName |
Linear Algebra PACKage
ⓘ
linked to:
LAPACK
|
| hasComponent |
auxiliary routines
ⓘ
computational routines ⓘ driver routines ⓘ |
| hasInterface |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ MATLAB ⓘ Python ⓘ R ⓘ |
| influenced |
MAGMA
ⓘ
PLASMA ⓘ
linked to:
Plasma Mobile
ScaLAPACK ⓘ |
| license | BSD-style license ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | cache-based architectures ⓘ |
| predecessor |
EISPACK
ⓘ
LINPACK ⓘ |
| provides |
Cholesky factorization
ⓘ
LU factorization ⓘ QR factorization ⓘ Schur decomposition ⓘ matrix factorization routines ⓘ routines for eigenvalue problems ⓘ routines for singular value decomposition ⓘ routines for solving linear least squares problems ⓘ routines for solving systems of linear equations ⓘ |
| supportsDataType |
double-precision complex
ⓘ
double-precision real ⓘ single-precision complex ⓘ single-precision real ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
balancing of matrices
ⓘ
computing condition numbers ⓘ computing error bounds ⓘ computing matrix norms ⓘ equilibration of matrices ⓘ generalized eigenvalue problems ⓘ generalized least squares problems ⓘ matrix inversion ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
multicore processors
ⓘ
shared-memory systems ⓘ |
| usedIn |
data analysis
ⓘ
engineering applications ⓘ machine learning implementations ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| uses | BLAS ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Fortran ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LAPACK Description of subject: LAPACK is a widely used software library that provides highly optimized routines for numerical linear algebra operations such as solving systems of equations, eigenvalue problems, and singular value decompositions.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: LAPACK