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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Whittaker functions | Statement: [E. T. Whittaker, knownFor, Whittaker functions]

Target entity: Whittaker functions
Context triple: [E. T. Whittaker, knownFor, Whittaker functions]

• A. Lommel polynomials
  Lommel polynomials are a family of special polynomials arising in the study of Bessel functions and certain differential equations in mathematical physics.
• B. Hermite functions
  Hermite functions are a family of orthogonal functions built from Hermite polynomials and a Gaussian weight, widely used in quantum mechanics, signal processing, and approximation theory.
• C. Mittag-Leffler function
  The Mittag-Leffler function is a complex function that generalizes the exponential function and plays a central role in fractional calculus and the theory of differential and integral equations.
• D. Kummer's differential equation
  Kummer's differential equation is a second-order linear ordinary differential equation whose solutions are the confluent hypergeometric functions, playing a central role in special function theory and mathematical physics.
• E. Gauss hypergeometric function
  The Gauss hypergeometric function is a special function defined by a power series that generalizes many elementary and higher transcendental functions and plays a central role in mathematical analysis, differential equations, and mathematical physics.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Whittaker functions
Target entity description: Whittaker functions are special mathematical functions that solve a particular form of the confluent hypergeometric differential equation and play a key role in mathematical physics and representation theory.

• A. Lommel polynomials
  Lommel polynomials are a family of special polynomials arising in the study of Bessel functions and certain differential equations in mathematical physics.
• B. Hermite functions
  Hermite functions are a family of orthogonal functions built from Hermite polynomials and a Gaussian weight, widely used in quantum mechanics, signal processing, and approximation theory.
• C. Mittag-Leffler function
  The Mittag-Leffler function is a complex function that generalizes the exponential function and plays a central role in fractional calculus and the theory of differential and integral equations.
• D. Kummer's differential equation chosen
  Kummer's differential equation is a second-order linear ordinary differential equation whose solutions are the confluent hypergeometric functions, playing a central role in special function theory and mathematical physics.
• E. Gauss hypergeometric function
  The Gauss hypergeometric function is a special function defined by a power series that generalizes many elementary and higher transcendental functions and plays a central role in mathematical analysis, differential equations, and mathematical physics.
• F. None of above.