The Art of Computer Programming
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The Art of Computer Programming is Donald Knuth’s seminal multi-volume work that rigorously analyzes algorithms and data structures, widely regarded as one of the most influential and comprehensive texts in computer science.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Computer Programming Context triple: [Addison-Wesley, hasPublished, The Art of Computer Programming]
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Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.
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First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC is a seminal 1945 technical report that laid out the stored-program computer architecture that became the foundation for most modern computers.
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C.
ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
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On Computable Numbers with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem
"On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem" is Alan Turing’s landmark 1936 paper that introduced the Turing machine model and founded the formal study of computability and the limits of algorithmic decision procedures.
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ACM Computing Surveys
ACM Computing Surveys is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes comprehensive, in-depth survey articles covering major areas of computer science and computing research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Computer Programming Target entity description: The Art of Computer Programming is Donald Knuth’s seminal multi-volume work that rigorously analyzes algorithms and data structures, widely regarded as one of the most influential and comprehensive texts in computer science.
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A.
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
Computer Lib / Dream Machines is a pioneering 1974 book by Ted Nelson that passionately advocates for personal computing, hypertext, and user empowerment in the digital age.
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B.
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC
First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC is a seminal 1945 technical report that laid out the stored-program computer architecture that became the foundation for most modern computers.
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C.
ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
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D.
On Computable Numbers with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem
"On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem" is Alan Turing’s landmark 1936 paper that introduced the Turing machine model and founded the formal study of computability and the limits of algorithmic decision procedures.
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E.
ACM Computing Surveys
ACM Computing Surveys is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes comprehensive, in-depth survey articles covering major areas of computer science and computing research.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book series
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computer science book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| field |
algorithms
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computer science ⓘ data structures ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre | technical literature ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
TAOCP
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linked to:
The Art of Computer Programming
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| hasExerciseRewardSystem | check for errors and solutions ⓘ |
| hasFictionalMachine |
MIX
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MMIX ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
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linked to:
The Art of Computer Programming
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms ⓘ
linked to:
The Art of Computer Programming
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching ⓘ
linked to:
The Art of Computer Programming
The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1 ⓘ
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The Art of Computer Programming
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| influenced |
algorithm textbooks
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computer science education ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
comprehensive reference on algorithms
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influential textbook ⓘ seminal work in computer science ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
comprehensive
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influential ⓘ rigorous ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive exercises
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mix of theory and practical algorithms ⓘ rigorous mathematical treatment of algorithms ⓘ use of MIX assembly language ⓘ |
| publisher | Addison-Wesley ⓘ |
| subject |
algorithm analysis
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algorithm design ⓘ analysis of algorithms ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ data structures ⓘ number theory ⓘ random number generation ⓘ search algorithms ⓘ sorting algorithms ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
advanced programmers
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computer scientists ⓘ graduate students in computer science ⓘ |
| volumeCountPlanned | 7 ⓘ |
| volumeCountPublished | 4 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Art of Computer Programming Description of subject: The Art of Computer Programming is Donald Knuth’s seminal multi-volume work that rigorously analyzes algorithms and data structures, widely regarded as one of the most influential and comprehensive texts in computer science.
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 1: Fundamental Algorithms
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms
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The Art of Computer Programming
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching
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The Art of Computer Programming
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The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A: Combinatorial Algorithms, Part 1
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