IStructuralComparable
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IStructuralComparable is a .NET interface that enables objects to be compared based on the structure and values of their components rather than just their references.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IStructuralComparable canonical | 1 |
| IStructuralEquatable | 1 |
| System.Collections.IStructuralComparable | 1 |
| System.Collections.IStructuralEquatable | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897347 — 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: IStructuralComparable Context triple: [System.Collections, containsInterface, IStructuralComparable]
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A.
Structure I
Structure I is a major ancient Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Calakmul in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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B.
Equatable
Equatable is a fundamental Swift protocol that enables value comparison by requiring types to define equality operations.
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C.
cmp
cmp is a GNU Diffutils command-line utility that compares two files byte by byte and reports the first difference it finds.
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D.
Equals
Equals is a 2015 science-fiction romantic drama film set in a dystopian future where emotions are outlawed, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart.
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E.
Default Unicode Collation Element Table
The Default Unicode Collation Element Table is the standard reference data used by the Unicode Collation Algorithm to define the default sorting and comparison order for all Unicode characters.
- 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: IStructuralComparable Target entity description: IStructuralComparable is a .NET interface that enables objects to be compared based on the structure and values of their components rather than just their references.
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A.
Structure I
Structure I is a major ancient Maya pyramid-temple at the archaeological site of Calakmul in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.
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B.
Equatable
Equatable is a fundamental Swift protocol that enables value comparison by requiring types to define equality operations.
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C.
cmp
cmp is a GNU Diffutils command-line utility that compares two files byte by byte and reports the first difference it finds.
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D.
Equals
Equals is a 2015 science-fiction romantic drama film set in a dystopian future where emotions are outlawed, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart.
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E.
Default Unicode Collation Element Table
The Default Unicode Collation Element Table is the standard reference data used by the Unicode Collation Algorithm to define the default sorting and comparison order for all Unicode characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET interface
ⓘ
interface ⓘ |
| comparisonDirection | total ordering when implemented correctly ⓘ |
| comparisonResult |
negative if instance precedes other
ⓘ
positive if instance follows other ⓘ zero if instances are equal ⓘ |
| comparisonType | structural comparison ⓘ |
| comparisonUses | IComparer implementation ⓘ |
| definedInAssembly |
mscorlib
ⓘ
linked to:
mscorlib.dll
|
| definedInNamespace | System.Collections ⓘ |
| differentFrom | reference-based comparison ⓘ |
| documentationUrl | https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.istructuralcomparable ⓘ |
| hasMethod | CompareTo(Object, IComparer) ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Tuple`1
ⓘ
Tuple`2 ⓘ Tuple`3 ⓘ Tuple`4 ⓘ Tuple`5 ⓘ Tuple`6 ⓘ Tuple`7 ⓘ Tuple`8 ⓘ ValueTuple`1 ⓘ
linked to:
System.ValueTuple
ValueTuple`2 ⓘ
linked to:
ValueTuple`4
ValueTuple`3 ⓘ ValueTuple`4 ⓘ ValueTuple`5 ⓘ
linked to:
System.ValueTuple
ValueTuple`6 ⓘ
linked to:
System.ValueTuple
ValueTuple`7 ⓘ ValueTuple`8 ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
.NET Framework 4.0
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET Framework
|
| languageSupport |
C#
ⓘ
F# ⓘ VB.NET ⓘ
linked to:
Visual Basic .NET
|
| methodParameter |
IComparer
ⓘ
Object ⓘ |
| methodReturnType | Int32 ⓘ |
| partOf |
.NET
ⓘ
.NET Core ⓘ .NET Framework ⓘ |
| platform |
.NET Standard
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET Standard Library
|
| purpose | enable structural comparison of objects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IStructuralEquatable
ⓘ
linked to:
IStructuralComparable
|
| requires | implementation of CompareTo method ⓘ |
| supports | comparison based on structure and values of components ⓘ |
| usedBy |
System.Array
ⓘ
System.Tuple ⓘ System.ValueTuple ⓘ |
| usedFor |
custom structural comparison logic
ⓘ
ordering of composite objects ⓘ sorting collections by structural value ⓘ |
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: IStructuralComparable Description of subject: IStructuralComparable is a .NET interface that enables objects to be compared based on the structure and values of their components rather than just their references.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IStructuralComparable
linked to: IStructuralComparable
linked to: IStructuralComparable