APS
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APS (American Physical Society) is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics through research publications, conferences, education, and advocacy.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| APS canonical | 10 |
| APS DCP | 1 |
| APS DMP | 1 |
| APS DPP | 1 |
| APS DQI | 1 |
| APS Fellowships | 1 |
| APS Forum on Education | 1 |
| APS journals | 1 |
| APS policies on use of APS resources | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1136156 — 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: APS Context triple: [Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, awardingBody, APS]
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A.
ACS
ACS is a leading U.S.-based scientific society and publisher focused on advancing the chemistry enterprise and its practitioners worldwide.
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B.
ACS
ACS is a professional organization of surgeons dedicated to improving the quality of surgical care and setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
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C.
ACS
ACS is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, trade, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American states.
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D.
AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
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E.
APS Forums
APS Forums are online discussion platforms associated with the American Physical Society that facilitate community interaction and exchange of ideas among physicists and physics enthusiasts.
- 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: APS Target entity description: APS (American Physical Society) is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics through research publications, conferences, education, and advocacy.
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A.
ACS
ACS is a leading U.S.-based scientific society and publisher focused on advancing the chemistry enterprise and its practitioners worldwide.
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B.
ACS
ACS is a professional organization of surgeons dedicated to improving the quality of surgical care and setting high standards for surgical education and practice.
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C.
ACS
ACS is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, trade, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American states.
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D.
AP-S
AP-S is the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, a leading professional organization focused on the theory, design, and application of antennas and the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
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E.
APS Forums
APS Forums are online discussion platforms associated with the American Physical Society that facilitate community interaction and exchange of ideas among physicists and physics enthusiasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
professional association ⓘ scientific society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | APS ⓘ |
| awards |
APS Fellowship
ⓘ
linked to:
APS Prizes and Awards
APS Prizes and Awards ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field | physics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diversity, equity, and inclusion in physics
ⓘ
physics education programs ⓘ public policy advocacy for physics ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Ridge, New York ⓘ |
| founded | 1899 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
Columbia University
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Committee on Education
ⓘ
Committee on Minorities ⓘ Committee on the Status of Women in Physics ⓘ Panel on Public Affairs ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
ⓘ
Division of Condensed Matter Physics ⓘ Division of Nuclear Physics ⓘ Division of Particles and Fields ⓘ Division of Plasma Physics ⓘ
linked to:
APS Division of Plasma Physics
|
| hasUnit |
Forums
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Sections ⓘ Topical Groups ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | College Park, Maryland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| membershipType |
individual members
ⓘ
institutional members ⓘ |
| mission | advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics ⓘ |
| organizes |
April Meeting
ⓘ
March Meeting ⓘ division and topical group meetings ⓘ |
| publishes |
Physical Review
ⓘ
Physical Review Letters ⓘ Physics (APS online magazine) ⓘ Reviews of Modern Physics ⓘ |
| purpose |
physics education
ⓘ
research publications ⓘ science advocacy ⓘ scientific conferences ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
APS journals
ⓘ
linked to:
American Physical Society academic journals
|
| website | https://www.aps.org/ ⓘ |
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: APS Description of subject: APS (American Physical Society) is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing and disseminating knowledge of physics through research publications, conferences, education, and advocacy.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
APS
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linked to: APS
linked to: APS