Pierre Rémond de Montmort
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Pierre Rémond de Montmort was an 18th-century French mathematician best known for his pioneering work in probability theory, particularly through his influential book "Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pierre Rémond de Montmort canonical | 2 |
| Rémond de Montmort | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6455901 — 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: Pierre Rémond de Montmort Context triple: [Nicolaus Bernoulli, correspondedWith, Pierre Rémond de Montmort]
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Abraham de Moivre
Abraham de Moivre was an 18th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in probability theory, including early formulations related to the central limit theorem and De Moivre's formula in complex analysis.
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Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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Pierre Varignon
Pierre Varignon was a French mathematician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries known for his work in mechanics and for helping to disseminate and develop the ideas of calculus in France.
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Nicolaus Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
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Guillaume de l’Hôpital
Guillaume de l’Hôpital was a French mathematician best known for L’Hôpital’s rule, a fundamental method for evaluating indeterminate limits in calculus.
- 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: Pierre Rémond de Montmort Target entity description: Pierre Rémond de Montmort was an 18th-century French mathematician best known for his pioneering work in probability theory, particularly through his influential book "Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard."
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A.
Abraham de Moivre
Abraham de Moivre was an 18th-century French mathematician known for his foundational work in probability theory, including early formulations related to the central limit theorem and De Moivre's formula in complex analysis.
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B.
Jakob Bernoulli
Jakob Bernoulli was a pioneering Swiss mathematician of the late 17th century, renowned for his foundational work in calculus and probability theory, including the early formulation of the law of large numbers.
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C.
Pierre Varignon
Pierre Varignon was a French mathematician of the late 17th and early 18th centuries known for his work in mechanics and for helping to disseminate and develop the ideas of calculus in France.
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D.
Nicolaus Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician of the famous Bernoulli family, known for his contributions to probability theory and the early development of calculus.
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E.
Guillaume de l’Hôpital
Guillaume de l’Hôpital was a French mathematician best known for L’Hôpital’s rule, a fundamental method for evaluating indeterminate limits in calculus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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human ⓘ mathematical treatise ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Rémond de Montmort ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| correspondedWith |
Abraham de Moivre
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Johann Bernoulli ⓘ Nikolaus Bernoulli ⓘ
linked to:
Nicolaus Bernoulli
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| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1678-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1719-10-07 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | mathematics ⓘ |
| familyName |
Rémond de Montmort
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linked to:
Pierre Rémond de Montmort
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| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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probability theory ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition 1713 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christiaan Huygens
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Jacob Bernoulli ⓘ
linked to:
Jakob Bernoulli
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
games of chance
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probability theory ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French Academy of Sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
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| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributions to the early development of probability calculus
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systematic treatment of combinatorial problems in games of chance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of games of chance
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early work in probability theory ⓘ |
| notableWork | Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard ⓘ |
| occupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1708 ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialStatus | nobility ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Pierre Rémond de Montmort Description of subject: Pierre Rémond de Montmort was an 18th-century French mathematician best known for his pioneering work in probability theory, particularly through his influential book "Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard."
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