Joel H. Spencer
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Joel H. Spencer is an American mathematician known for his pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics and discrete mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joel H. Spencer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8657123 — 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: Joel H. Spencer Context triple: [Ronald L. Graham, coAuthor, Joel H. Spencer]
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A.
Richard Lipton
Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
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B.
Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann is an American film and television director best known for the dark comedy "Heathers" and various other Hollywood comedies.
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C.
Jeffrey P. Buzen
Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
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D.
David A. Harris
David A. Harris is a U.S. government official who has served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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E.
Ronald L. Graham
Ronald L. Graham was an influential American mathematician known for his pioneering work in combinatorics, discrete mathematics, and computational geometry, as well as for popularizing mathematics through both research and expository writing.
- 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: Joel H. Spencer Target entity description: Joel H. Spencer is an American mathematician known for his pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics and discrete mathematics.
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A.
Richard Lipton
Richard Lipton is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and cryptography, including contributions to complexity theory and algorithm design.
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B.
Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann is an American film and television director best known for the dark comedy "Heathers" and various other Hollywood comedies.
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C.
Jeffrey P. Buzen
Jeffrey P. Buzen is a computer scientist known for his foundational contributions to performance evaluation and queueing theory in computer systems.
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D.
David A. Harris
David A. Harris is a U.S. government official who has served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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E.
Ronald L. Graham
Ronald L. Graham was an influential American mathematician known for his pioneering work in combinatorics, discrete mathematics, and computational geometry, as well as for popularizing mathematics through both research and expository writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
American Mathematical Society
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Association for Symbolic Logic ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Leroy P. Steele Prize ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Joel Spencer
ⓘ
Noga Alon ⓘ Paul Erdős ⓘ
linked to:
Pál Erdős
|
| coAuthorOf | The Probabilistic Method ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Henry Pollak ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
New York University
New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Spencer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
combinatorics
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discrete mathematics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ probabilistic method ⓘ |
| givenName | Joel ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | theoretical computer science ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Ramsey theory
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discrete probability ⓘ probabilistic combinatorics ⓘ random graphs ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
discrete mathematics
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probabilistic methods in combinatorics ⓘ random structures and algorithms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Paul Erdős
ⓘ
linked to:
Pál Erdős
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| isKnownFor |
applications of probability to discrete structures
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developing and popularizing the probabilistic method in combinatorics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to discrete mathematics
ⓘ
pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics ⓘ |
| notablePublication | papers on the probabilistic method in combinatorics ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Noga Alon ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Probabilistic Method ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joel H. Spencer Description of subject: Joel H. Spencer is an American mathematician known for his pioneering work in probabilistic methods in combinatorics and discrete mathematics.
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