Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University)
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The Department of Mathematics at Brandeis University is an academic unit known for its research and instruction in pure and applied mathematics, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4009584 — 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: Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University) Context triple: [School of Arts and Sciences (Brandeis University), hasDepartment, Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University)]
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Princeton University Department of Mathematics
The Princeton University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research, distinguished faculty, and central role in shaping modern mathematical thought.
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MIT Department of Mathematics
The MIT Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Department of Mathematics (UC Berkeley)
The Department of Mathematics at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching across a broad spectrum of pure and applied mathematics.
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Yale University Department of Mathematics
The Yale University Department of Mathematics is a prominent academic department at Yale University known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics (Northeastern University)
The Department of Mathematics at Northeastern University is an academic unit known for research and education in pure and applied mathematics, offering undergraduate and graduate programs within the university’s College of Science.
- 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: Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University) Target entity description: The Department of Mathematics at Brandeis University is an academic unit known for its research and instruction in pure and applied mathematics, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
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A.
Princeton University Department of Mathematics
The Princeton University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research, distinguished faculty, and central role in shaping modern mathematical thought.
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B.
MIT Department of Mathematics
The MIT Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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C.
Department of Mathematics (UC Berkeley)
The Department of Mathematics at UC Berkeley is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching across a broad spectrum of pure and applied mathematics.
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Yale University Department of Mathematics
The Yale University Department of Mathematics is a prominent academic department at Yale University known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics (Northeastern University)
The Department of Mathematics at Northeastern University is an academic unit known for research and education in pure and applied mathematics, offering undergraduate and graduate programs within the university’s College of Science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university mathematics department ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | mathematics faculty ⓘ |
| employs |
research mathematicians
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teaching faculty ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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mathematics ⓘ pure mathematics ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
algebra
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algebraic geometry ⓘ analysis ⓘ category theory ⓘ combinatorics ⓘ computational mathematics ⓘ differential equations ⓘ discrete mathematics ⓘ dynamical systems ⓘ ergodic theory ⓘ functional analysis ⓘ geometry ⓘ harmonic analysis ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ number theory ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ operator algebras ⓘ partial differential equations ⓘ probability ⓘ probability theory ⓘ representation theory ⓘ set theory ⓘ statistics ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ symplectic geometry ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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New England ⓘ Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics
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Doctoral degree in mathematics ⓘ Master’s degree in mathematics ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
graduate mathematics program
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undergraduate mathematics program ⓘ |
| partOf | Brandeis University ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
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: Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University) Description of subject: The Department of Mathematics at Brandeis University is an academic unit known for its research and instruction in pure and applied mathematics, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
School of Arts and Sciences (Brandeis University)
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hasDepartment
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Department of Mathematics (Brandeis University)
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subject linked to:
School of Arts and Sciences