MAA Prize
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The MAA Prize, now known as the Lester R. Ford Award, is a distinguished honor given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MAA Prize canonical | 2 |
| MAA expository writing awards | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959017 — 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: MAA Prize Context triple: [Lester R. Ford Award, formerName, MAA Prize]
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A.
Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society
The Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society is a prestigious mathematical award given biennially for outstanding research in pure mathematics published by the Society.
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B.
Pólya Prize
The Pólya Prize is a prestigious mathematics award, presented by the London Mathematical Society, that recognizes outstanding creativity and contributions in areas such as combinatorics, number theory, and mathematical analysis.
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C.
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
The AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal is a prestigious professional award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the mining, metallurgical, and petroleum industries.
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D.
Hale Prize
The Hale Prize is a prestigious award in solar astronomy recognizing outstanding contributions to the study of the Sun.
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E.
Felix Klein Prize
The Felix Klein Prize is a prestigious mathematics award recognizing outstanding contributions, often with strong connections to geometry and mathematical physics.
- 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: MAA Prize Target entity description: The MAA Prize, now known as the Lester R. Ford Award, is a distinguished honor given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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A.
Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society
The Berwick Prize of the London Mathematical Society is a prestigious mathematical award given biennially for outstanding research in pure mathematics published by the Society.
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B.
Pólya Prize
The Pólya Prize is a prestigious mathematics award, presented by the London Mathematical Society, that recognizes outstanding creativity and contributions in areas such as combinatorics, number theory, and mathematical analysis.
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C.
AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
The AIME Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal is a prestigious professional award recognizing outstanding contributions and leadership in the mining, metallurgical, and petroleum industries.
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D.
Hale Prize
The Hale Prize is a prestigious award in solar astronomy recognizing outstanding contributions to the study of the Sun.
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E.
Felix Klein Prize
The Felix Klein Prize is a prestigious mathematics award recognizing outstanding contributions, often with strong connections to geometry and mathematical physics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expository writing award
ⓘ
literary award in mathematics ⓘ mathematics award ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublication | American Mathematical Monthly ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Mathematical Association of America
ⓘ
Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| awardedFor | expository articles in American Mathematical Monthly ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| discipline |
mathematical exposition
ⓘ
mathematical exposition ⓘ |
| field |
mathematics
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Lester R. Ford Award ⓘ |
| givenFor |
outstanding expository writing in mathematics
ⓘ
outstanding expository writing in mathematics ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWork |
English
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English ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lester R. Ford
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linked to:
Lester R. Ford Sr.
Lester R. Ford ⓘ
linked to:
Lester R. Ford Sr.
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| presentNameOf | MAA Prize ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Mathematical Association of America
ⓘ
Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MAA Prize Description of subject: The MAA Prize, now known as the Lester R. Ford Award, is a distinguished honor given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.