IC
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IC is a widely used astronomical catalog designation for deep-sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18774747 — 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: IC Context triple: [Index Catalogue, abbreviation, IC]
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IC
IC is a common abbreviation for Iowa City, a university-centered community best known as the home of the University of Iowa and its renowned Writers' Workshop.
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IC
IC is a category of long-distance passenger trains in Poland, operated by PKP Intercity and offering intercity connections between major cities.
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IC
IC was the stock ticker symbol used by the historic Illinois Central Railroad, a major U.S. railroad that played a key role in Midwestern and Southern rail transport.
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IC
IC is the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL, renowned for its research and education in computer science, communications, and information technology.
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ICI
ICI is the primary French-language television brand of Canada's national public broadcaster, Radio-Canada.
- 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: IC Target entity description: IC is a widely used astronomical catalog designation for deep-sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters.
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A.
IC
IC is a common abbreviation for Iowa City, a university-centered community best known as the home of the University of Iowa and its renowned Writers' Workshop.
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B.
IC
IC is a category of long-distance passenger trains in Poland, operated by PKP Intercity and offering intercity connections between major cities.
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C.
IC
IC was the stock ticker symbol used by the historic Illinois Central Railroad, a major U.S. railroad that played a key role in Midwestern and Southern rail transport.
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D.
IC
IC is the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL, renowned for its research and education in computer science, communications, and information technology.
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E.
ICI
ICI is the primary French-language television brand of Canada's national public broadcaster, Radio-Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IC