Plato’s associate Theaetetus
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Athenian citizen
Plato associate
ancient Greek mathematician
ancient Greek philosopher
historical person
Plato’s associate Theaetetus was a prominent Athenian mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational magnitudes and for being the central figure in Plato’s dialogue "Theaetetus."
All labels observed (1)
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| Plato’s associate Theaetetus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8886197 — 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: Plato’s associate Theaetetus Context triple: [Theodorus of Cyrene, student, Plato’s associate Theaetetus]
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A.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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B.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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C.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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D.
Menexenus (Plato)
Menexenus (Plato) is one of Plato’s shorter Socratic dialogues, notable for its satirical treatment of Athenian funeral orations and reflections on rhetoric and civic identity.
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E.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plato’s associate Theaetetus Target entity description: Plato’s associate Theaetetus was a prominent Athenian mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational magnitudes and for being the central figure in Plato’s dialogue "Theaetetus."
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A.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a Platonic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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B.
Timaeus of Tauromenium
Timaeus of Tauromenium was an ancient Greek historian of Magna Graecia, best known for his extensive universal history that greatly influenced later writers like Polybius and Diodorus Siculus.
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C.
Plato's Theaetetus
Plato's Theaetetus is a Socratic dialogue that explores the nature of knowledge through a conversation between Socrates and the young mathematician Theaetetus.
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D.
Menexenus (Plato)
Menexenus (Plato) is one of Plato’s shorter Socratic dialogues, notable for its satirical treatment of Athenian funeral orations and reflections on rhetoric and civic identity.
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E.
Cebes of Thebes
Cebes of Thebes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a disciple of Socrates, and a prominent interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Phaedo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian citizen
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Plato associate ⓘ ancient Greek mathematician ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Academy of Plato
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linked to:
Academy (Platonic school)
Plato ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| era | Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epistemology
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geometry ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
mathematical innovator in theory of irrationals
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philosophical interlocutor in Platonic dialogues ⓘ |
| influenced |
Euclid
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later Greek mathematics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being central character in Plato dialogue Theaetetus
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classification of incommensurable magnitudes ⓘ contributions to Greek geometry ⓘ work on irrational magnitudes ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork | theory of irrational lines ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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philosopher ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Athens ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | interlocutor of Socrates in Plato dialogue Theaetetus ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Theodorus of Cyrene ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Plato dialogue Theaetetus
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linked to:
Plato's Theaetetus
|
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plato’s associate Theaetetus Description of subject: Plato’s associate Theaetetus was a prominent Athenian mathematician and philosopher known for his work on irrational magnitudes and for being the central figure in Plato’s dialogue "Theaetetus."
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