Ken Ribet
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Ken Ribet is an American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly his proof of the epsilon conjecture, which played a crucial role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken Ribet canonical | 6 |
| Kenneth A. Ribet | 2 |
| Ribet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2437691 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Ribet Context triple: [Andrew Wiles, influencedBy, Ken Ribet]
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Andrew Wiles
Andrew Wiles is a British mathematician renowned for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem, resolving a centuries-old problem in number theory.
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Manjul Bhargava
Manjul Bhargava is a Canadian-American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in number theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 2014.
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Gerhard Frey
Gerhard Frey is a German mathematician best known for his work on elliptic curves and for formulating the Frey curve, which played a key role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri is an Italian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, analysis, and the theory of minimal surfaces, and as a recipient of the Fields Medal.
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Robert Langlands
Robert Langlands is a Canadian mathematician best known for initiating the Langlands program, a far-reaching web of conjectures connecting number theory, representation theory, and geometry.
- 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: Ken Ribet Target entity description: Ken Ribet is an American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly his proof of the epsilon conjecture, which played a crucial role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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A.
Andrew Wiles
Andrew Wiles is a British mathematician renowned for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem, resolving a centuries-old problem in number theory.
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B.
Manjul Bhargava
Manjul Bhargava is a Canadian-American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in number theory, for which he received the Fields Medal in 2014.
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C.
Gerhard Frey
Gerhard Frey is a German mathematician best known for his work on elliptic curves and for formulating the Frey curve, which played a key role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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D.
Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri is an Italian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, analysis, and the theory of minimal surfaces, and as a recipient of the Fields Medal.
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E.
Robert Langlands
Robert Langlands is a Canadian mathematician best known for initiating the Langlands program, a far-reaching web of conjectures connecting number theory, representation theory, and geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
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Instruction
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Subject: Ken Ribet Description of subject: Ken Ribet is an American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly his proof of the epsilon conjecture, which played a crucial role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Ken Ribet
linked to: Ken Ribet
linked to: Ken Ribet