Whyte notation
E110523
Whyte notation is a system for classifying steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement using a sequence of numbers separated by hyphens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whyte notation canonical | 9 |
| Whyte notation literature | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T936345 — 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: Whyte notation Context triple: [AAR, comparedWith, Whyte notation]
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A.
Conway notation for knots
Conway notation for knots is a mathematical system introduced by John H. Conway that encodes knot and link diagrams into concise symbolic expressions to classify and study them.
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B.
Zobrist
Zobrist is a surname most notably associated with Ben Zobrist, a former Major League Baseball player and World Series MVP.
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C.
Peano notation
Peano notation is a formal symbolic system for representing natural numbers and arithmetic operations using axioms and successor functions, developed by Giuseppe Peano.
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D.
Fischer
Fischer is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, science, sports, and the arts.
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E.
Kirkpatrick-Juxta
Kirkpatrick-Juxta is a place name derived from the settlement of Kirkpatrick, typically referring to a nearby or adjoining locality historically associated with that parish.
- 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: Whyte notation Target entity description: Whyte notation is a system for classifying steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement using a sequence of numbers separated by hyphens.
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A.
Conway notation for knots
Conway notation for knots is a mathematical system introduced by John H. Conway that encodes knot and link diagrams into concise symbolic expressions to classify and study them.
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B.
Zobrist
Zobrist is a surname most notably associated with Ben Zobrist, a former Major League Baseball player and World Series MVP.
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C.
Peano notation
Peano notation is a formal symbolic system for representing natural numbers and arithmetic operations using axioms and successor functions, developed by Giuseppe Peano.
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D.
Fischer
Fischer is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as politics, science, sports, and the arts.
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E.
Kirkpatrick-Juxta
Kirkpatrick-Juxta is a place name derived from the settlement of Kirkpatrick, typically referring to a nearby or adjoining locality historically associated with that parish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locomotive classification system
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railway terminology ⓘ wheel arrangement notation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
articulated steam locomotives
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steam locomotives ⓘ tank locomotives ⓘ tender locomotives ⓘ |
| classifiesBy |
number of driving wheels
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number of leading wheels ⓘ number of trailing wheels ⓘ wheel arrangement ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
French locomotive classification
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Russian locomotive classification ⓘ Swiss locomotive classification ⓘ Turkish locomotive classification ⓘ UIC classification ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| developedBy | Frederick Methvan Whyte ⓘ |
| fieldOfUse |
railway engineering
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railway operations ⓘ |
| firstNumberRepresents | leading wheels ⓘ |
| focusesOn | axle count by function ⓘ |
| ignores |
axle load
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driving wheel diameter ⓘ gauge ⓘ |
| lastNumberRepresents | trailing wheels ⓘ |
| middleNumberRepresents | driving wheels ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frederick Methvan Whyte ⓘ |
| representsZeroDrivingWheelsAs | 0 ⓘ |
| representsZeroLeadingWheelsAs | 0 ⓘ |
| representsZeroTrailingWheelsAs | 0 ⓘ |
| typicalExample |
0-4-0
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0-6-0 ⓘ 2-10-0 ⓘ 2-6-0 ⓘ 2-6-2 ⓘ 2-8-0 ⓘ 4-4-0 ⓘ 4-6-2 ⓘ 4-8-4 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cataloguing steam locomotive fleets
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identifying locomotive types in enthusiast literature ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australia
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India ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ North America ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usesSeparator | hyphen ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
Arabic numerals
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linked to:
Hindu–Arabic numeral system
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whyte notation Description of subject: Whyte notation is a system for classifying steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement using a sequence of numbers separated by hyphens.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Whyte notation