LINPACK
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LINPACK is a widely used benchmark and software library for performing numerical linear algebra computations, particularly solving systems of linear equations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LINPACK canonical | 6 |
| HPL (High-Performance LINPACK) | 1 |
| LINPACK Users’ Guide | 1 |
| LINPACK benchmark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3806570 — 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: LINPACK Context triple: [Frontier, benchmark, LINPACK]
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A.
LinearAlgebra
LinearAlgebra is Julia’s standard library module providing core functionality for vectors, matrices, and advanced linear algebra operations.
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B.
Numerical Recipes
Numerical Recipes is a widely used series of books that provides practical algorithms and explanations for numerical methods in scientific computing.
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C.
NAG Fortran Compiler
NAG Fortran Compiler is a commercial, standards-focused Fortran compiler from the Numerical Algorithms Group, widely used for its rigorous support of modern Fortran features and robust error checking.
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D.
Fortran
Fortran is a high-level programming language, particularly strong in numerical and scientific computing, widely used for engineering, physics, and high-performance applications.
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E.
Successive Over-Relaxation
Successive Over-Relaxation is an iterative numerical method that accelerates the convergence of the Gauss–Seidel algorithm for solving large systems of linear equations by introducing a relaxation factor.
- 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: LINPACK Target entity description: LINPACK is a widely used benchmark and software library for performing numerical linear algebra computations, particularly solving systems of linear equations.
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A.
LinearAlgebra
LinearAlgebra is Julia’s standard library module providing core functionality for vectors, matrices, and advanced linear algebra operations.
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B.
Numerical Recipes
Numerical Recipes is a widely used series of books that provides practical algorithms and explanations for numerical methods in scientific computing.
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C.
NAG Fortran Compiler
NAG Fortran Compiler is a commercial, standards-focused Fortran compiler from the Numerical Algorithms Group, widely used for its rigorous support of modern Fortran features and robust error checking.
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D.
Fortran
Fortran is a high-level programming language, particularly strong in numerical and scientific computing, widely used for engineering, physics, and high-performance applications.
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E.
Successive Over-Relaxation
Successive Over-Relaxation is an iterative numerical method that accelerates the convergence of the Gauss–Seidel algorithm for solving large systems of linear equations by introducing a relaxation factor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
benchmark
ⓘ
numerical linear algebra library ⓘ scientific computing software ⓘ software library ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
TOP500 list of supercomputers
ⓘ
linked to:
TOP500 list
|
| benchmarkVariant |
HPL (High-Performance LINPACK)
ⓘ
linked to:
LINPACK
LINPACK benchmark ⓘ
linked to:
LINPACK
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| dataType |
complex matrices
ⓘ
real matrices ⓘ |
| designedFor | dense matrices ⓘ |
| developer |
Cleve Moler
ⓘ
Gilbert Stewart ⓘ Jack Dongarra ⓘ Jim Bunch ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| field |
numerical linear algebra
ⓘ
scientific computing ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
double-precision complex routines
ⓘ
double-precision real routines ⓘ single-precision complex routines ⓘ single-precision real routines ⓘ |
| influenced |
BLAS-based linear algebra libraries
ⓘ
LAPACK ⓘ ScaLAPACK ⓘ |
| license | freely distributed source code ⓘ |
| matrixStorageFormat | column-major order ⓘ |
| notablePublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| numericalProperty | focus on stability and accuracy ⓘ |
| precisionSupport |
double precision
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single precision ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors
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compute matrix factorizations ⓘ perform numerical linear algebra computations ⓘ solve linear least squares problems ⓘ solve systems of linear equations ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Fortran ⓘ |
| publication |
LINPACK Users’ Guide
ⓘ
linked to:
LINPACK
|
| publisherOfGuide | SIAM ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
BLAS
ⓘ
EISPACK ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
early supercomputers
ⓘ
vector computers ⓘ |
| usedAs |
benchmark for floating-point performance
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performance benchmark for supercomputers ⓘ |
| usesAlgorithm |
Cholesky factorization
ⓘ
Gaussian elimination ⓘ LU factorization ⓘ QR factorization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: LINPACK Description of subject: LINPACK is a widely used benchmark and software library for performing numerical linear algebra computations, particularly solving systems of linear equations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: LINPACK
linked to: LINPACK
linked to: LINPACK
subject linked to:
IBM Roadrunner supercomputer