Hermite
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French-language surname
differential equation
human
interpolation method
mathematician
matrix normal form
orthogonal polynomials
surname
Hermite is a French surname most famously associated with the 19th-century mathematician Charles Hermite, known for his contributions to number theory, algebra, and analysis.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5191827 — 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: Hermite Context triple: [Charles Hermite, familyName, Hermite]
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Bernstein polynomials
Bernstein polynomials are a family of polynomials used in approximation theory that provide a constructive proof of the Weierstrass approximation theorem by uniformly approximating continuous functions on a closed interval.
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Hessian
Hessian is a West Central German dialect spoken primarily in the German state of Hesse and surrounding areas.
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Jacobi polynomials
Jacobi polynomials are a family of classical orthogonal polynomials depending on two parameters, widely used in approximation theory, numerical analysis, and solutions of differential equations.
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Dirichlet
Dirichlet was a 19th-century German mathematician renowned for foundational contributions to number theory and mathematical analysis, including Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions and the formalization of the concept of a function.
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Hensel
Hensel is a German surname most notably associated with mathematician Kurt Hensel, known for introducing p-adic numbers.
- 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: Hermite Target entity description: Hermite is a French surname most famously associated with the 19th-century mathematician Charles Hermite, known for his contributions to number theory, algebra, and analysis.
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A.
Bernstein polynomials
Bernstein polynomials are a family of polynomials used in approximation theory that provide a constructive proof of the Weierstrass approximation theorem by uniformly approximating continuous functions on a closed interval.
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B.
Hessian
Hessian is a West Central German dialect spoken primarily in the German state of Hesse and surrounding areas.
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C.
Jacobi polynomials
Jacobi polynomials are a family of classical orthogonal polynomials depending on two parameters, widely used in approximation theory, numerical analysis, and solutions of differential equations.
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D.
Dirichlet
Dirichlet was a 19th-century German mathematician renowned for foundational contributions to number theory and mathematical analysis, including Dirichlet's theorem on arithmetic progressions and the formalization of the concept of a function.
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E.
Hensel
Hensel is a German surname most notably associated with mathematician Kurt Hensel, known for introducing p-adic numbers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-language surname
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differential equation ⓘ human ⓘ interpolation method ⓘ mathematician ⓘ matrix normal form ⓘ orthogonal polynomials ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| etymologicalType | occupational surname ⓘ |
| familyName | Hermite ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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mathematical analysis ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Charles Hermite ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
L’Hermite
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linked to:
Hermite
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| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Hermite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hermite differential equation
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Hermite interpolation ⓘ Hermite normal form ⓘ Hermite polynomials ⓘ transcendence proof of e ⓘ work on elliptic functions ⓘ work on modular functions ⓘ |
| usedAs | family name in France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hermite Description of subject: Hermite is a French surname most famously associated with the 19th-century mathematician Charles Hermite, known for his contributions to number theory, algebra, and analysis.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.