TI-86
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The TI-86 is a graphing calculator by Texas Instruments popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for its advanced math functions and programmability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TI-86 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1082755 — 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: TI-86 Context triple: [TI-BASIC, targetPlatform, TI-86]
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A.
TI-85
The TI-85 is a graphing calculator by Texas Instruments popular in the 1990s for advanced math and engineering coursework.
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B.
TI-82 series
The TI-82 series is a line of Texas Instruments graphing calculators widely used in education for algebra, trigonometry, and introductory programming.
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C.
TI-83 Plus graphing calculator
The TI-83 Plus graphing calculator is a widely used handheld calculator popular in high school and college math and science courses for its graphing, statistical, and programmable capabilities.
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D.
TI-84 Plus graphing calculator
The TI-84 Plus graphing calculator is a widely used handheld calculator in education, especially for high school and college math and science courses, known for its graphing, programming, and statistical capabilities.
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E.
TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator
The TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator is an advanced Texas Instruments handheld device popular in higher-level math and engineering courses for its powerful symbolic algebra and calculus capabilities.
- 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: TI-86 Target entity description: The TI-86 is a graphing calculator by Texas Instruments popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for its advanced math functions and programmability.
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A.
TI-85
The TI-85 is a graphing calculator by Texas Instruments popular in the 1990s for advanced math and engineering coursework.
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B.
TI-82 series
The TI-82 series is a line of Texas Instruments graphing calculators widely used in education for algebra, trigonometry, and introductory programming.
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C.
TI-83 Plus graphing calculator
The TI-83 Plus graphing calculator is a widely used handheld calculator popular in high school and college math and science courses for its graphing, statistical, and programmable capabilities.
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D.
TI-84 Plus graphing calculator
The TI-84 Plus graphing calculator is a widely used handheld calculator in education, especially for high school and college math and science courses, known for its graphing, programming, and statistical capabilities.
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E.
TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator
The TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator is an advanced Texas Instruments handheld device popular in higher-level math and engineering courses for its powerful symbolic algebra and calculus capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | graphing calculator ⓘ |
| brand | TI ⓘ |
| canConnectTo |
TI-85
ⓘ
computer via link cable ⓘ other TI-86 calculators ⓘ |
| discontinued | true ⓘ |
| hasBackupBattery | CR1616 or CR1620 ⓘ |
| hasCPU | Zilog Z80 ⓘ |
| hasCPUSpeed | 6 MHz ⓘ |
| hasDisplayResolution | 128×64 pixels ⓘ |
| hasDisplayType | monochrome LCD ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex number support
ⓘ
custom menus ⓘ equation solver ⓘ graphing of functions ⓘ matrix operations ⓘ numeric solver ⓘ parametric graphing ⓘ polar graphing ⓘ simultaneous graphing of multiple functions ⓘ statistical analysis functions ⓘ user-defined functions ⓘ vector operations ⓘ |
| hasKeyboardLayout | QWERTY-like alpha layout on keys ⓘ |
| hasLinkPort | 2.5 mm I/O link port ⓘ |
| hasMode |
degree
ⓘ
gradian ⓘ radian ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalInterface |
LCD screen
ⓘ
keypad ⓘ |
| hasRAM | 128 KB total RAM ⓘ |
| hasROM | 256 KB ⓘ |
| hasUnitConversion | yes ⓘ |
| hasUserAccessibleRAM | 96 KB ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Texas Instruments ⓘ |
| popularInDecade |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| powerSource | 4×AAA batteries ⓘ |
| predecessor | TI-85 ⓘ |
| series | TI-80 series ⓘ |
| successor |
TI-89
ⓘ
linked to:
TI-89 Titanium graphing calculator
|
| supportsNumberSystem |
binary
ⓘ
decimal ⓘ hexadecimal ⓘ octal ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
TI-BASIC
ⓘ
Z80 assembly ⓘ |
| targetMarket |
college students
ⓘ
high school students ⓘ |
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: TI-86 Description of subject: The TI-86 is a graphing calculator by Texas Instruments popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, known for its advanced math functions and programmability.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.