Beaufort scale
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The Beaufort scale is a standardized system for estimating and describing wind force based on observed conditions at sea or on land.
All labels observed (1)
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| Beaufort scale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4765199 — 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: Beaufort scale Context triple: [Francis Beaufort, notableWork, Beaufort scale]
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A.
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1-to-5 categorization system that rates hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds and potential for property damage.
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B.
Hurricane Force 5
Hurricane Force 5 is a high-thrill spinning pendulum ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas that swings riders to extreme heights and speeds.
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C.
Cyclone
Cyclone is the nickname of early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey legend Cyclone Taylor, renowned as one of the sport’s first great rushing defensemen.
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D.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a statically typed, safe dialect of C designed to prevent common programming errors such as buffer overflows and memory leaks while retaining low-level control.
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E.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a family of low-cost, low-power FPGA devices developed by Altera (now part of Intel) for a wide range of embedded and programmable logic applications.
- 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: Beaufort scale Target entity description: The Beaufort scale is a standardized system for estimating and describing wind force based on observed conditions at sea or on land.
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A.
Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
The Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1-to-5 categorization system that rates hurricanes based on their sustained wind speeds and potential for property damage.
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B.
Hurricane Force 5
Hurricane Force 5 is a high-thrill spinning pendulum ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas that swings riders to extreme heights and speeds.
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C.
Cyclone
Cyclone is the nickname of early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey legend Cyclone Taylor, renowned as one of the sport’s first great rushing defensemen.
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D.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a statically typed, safe dialect of C designed to prevent common programming errors such as buffer overflows and memory leaks while retaining low-level control.
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E.
Cyclone
Cyclone is a family of low-cost, low-power FPGA devices developed by Altera (now part of Intel) for a wide range of embedded and programmable logic applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
measurement system
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meteorological scale ⓘ wind scale ⓘ |
| appliesTo | wind ⓘ |
| basedOn |
observed conditions at sea
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observed conditions on land ⓘ |
| correlatesWith |
wind speed in kilometres per hour
ⓘ
wind speed in knots ⓘ wind speed in metres per second ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
land-based visual wind effects
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sea state ⓘ |
| field |
meteorology
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ |
| firstUsedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| force10Name | storm ⓘ |
| force11Name | violent storm ⓘ |
| force12Name | hurricane force ⓘ |
| force1Name | light air ⓘ |
| force2Name | light breeze ⓘ |
| force3Name | gentle breeze ⓘ |
| force4Name | moderate breeze ⓘ |
| force5Name | fresh breeze ⓘ |
| force6Name | strong breeze ⓘ |
| force7Name | near gale ⓘ |
| force8Name | gale ⓘ |
| force9Name | strong gale ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
empirical
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non-linear ⓘ ordinal ⓘ |
| hasHighestForceNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| hasLowestForceNumber | 0 ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
12-point Beaufort scale
ⓘ
extended 17-point Beaufort scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestForceName | hurricane force ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1805 ⓘ |
| lowestForceName | calm ⓘ |
| measures |
wind force
ⓘ
wind speed ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Beaufort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalContext | logbooks of sailing warships ⓘ |
| originallyDevelopedFor | sailing ships ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fujita scale
NERFINISHED
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Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | World Meteorological Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | Beaufort number NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aviation meteorology
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climatology ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beaufort scale Description of subject: The Beaufort scale is a standardized system for estimating and describing wind force based on observed conditions at sea or on land.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.