Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg
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Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg was a Finnish mathematician best known for formulating a key general condition (now called Lindeberg’s condition) that underpins a powerful version of the central limit theorem in probability theory.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg canonical | 4 |
| Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (English) | 1 |
| Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (Finnish) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243814 — 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: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg Context triple: [central limit theorem, hasHistoricalContributor, Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg]
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A.
Ivar Tengbom
Ivar Tengbom was a prominent Swedish architect known for his influential early 20th-century public buildings and contributions to Nordic classicism.
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B.
Johan Nordström
Johan Nordström, better known as John W. Nordstrom, was a Swedish-American businessman who co-founded the upscale department store chain Nordstrom in the United States.
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C.
Christian Lous Lange
Christian Lous Lange was a Norwegian historian, political scientist, and prominent internationalist who shared the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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D.
Carl F. Wallin
Carl F. Wallin was an early 20th-century American businessman best known as the co-founder of the Nordstrom retail company.
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E.
Einar Gerhardsen
Einar Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician often called the "father of the nation" for his central role in rebuilding Norway and shaping its social democratic welfare state after World War II.
- 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: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg Target entity description: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg was a Finnish mathematician best known for formulating a key general condition (now called Lindeberg’s condition) that underpins a powerful version of the central limit theorem in probability theory.
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A.
Ivar Tengbom
Ivar Tengbom was a prominent Swedish architect known for his influential early 20th-century public buildings and contributions to Nordic classicism.
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B.
Johan Nordström
Johan Nordström, better known as John W. Nordstrom, was a Swedish-American businessman who co-founded the upscale department store chain Nordstrom in the United States.
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C.
Christian Lous Lange
Christian Lous Lange was a Norwegian historian, political scientist, and prominent internationalist who shared the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
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D.
Carl F. Wallin
Carl F. Wallin was an early 20th-century American businessman best known as the co-founder of the Nordstrom retail company.
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E.
Einar Gerhardsen
Einar Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician often called the "father of the nation" for his central role in rebuilding Norway and shaping its social democratic welfare state after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
20th-century mathematics
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modern probability theory ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
central limit theorem
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linked to:
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
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| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| familyName | Lindeberg ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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probability theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jarl ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (English)
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linked to:
Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg
Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (Finnish) ⓘ
linked to:
Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg
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| hasNotableConceptNamedAfter |
Lindeberg condition
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linked to:
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
Lindeberg–Feller theorem ⓘ
linked to:
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
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| influenced |
development of the Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
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later work in limit theorems in probability ⓘ |
| knownFor | formulating a general condition for the central limit theorem ⓘ |
| middleName | Waldemar ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lindeberg condition
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linked to:
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Lindeberg condition for the central limit theorem
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linked to:
Lindeberg–Feller central limit theorem
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| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg Description of subject: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg was a Finnish mathematician best known for formulating a key general condition (now called Lindeberg’s condition) that underpins a powerful version of the central limit theorem in probability theory.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg
linked to: Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg