R Language Definition
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R Language Definition is the official specification document that precisely describes the syntax, semantics, and core behavior of the R programming language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R Language Definition canonical | 2 |
| R language specification | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4371851 — 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: R Language Definition Context triple: [R, standard, R Language Definition]
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A.
Report Definition Language
Report Definition Language (RDL) is an XML-based schema used to define the layout, data retrieval, and formatting of reports in Microsoft reporting tools.
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B.
R Foundation for Statistical Computing
The R Foundation for Statistical Computing is a non-profit organization that supports the development, maintenance, and promotion of the R programming language and its ecosystem.
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C.
RPL programming language
RPL is a stack-based, reverse Polish Lisp-like programming language developed by Hewlett-Packard for its graphing calculators, combining features of RPN and structured programming.
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D.
M language
M language is a functional, case-sensitive data mashup and transformation language used primarily in Microsoft Power Query for importing, shaping, and combining data from diverse sources.
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E.
Alur language
The Alur language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Alur people of northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 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: R Language Definition Target entity description: R Language Definition is the official specification document that precisely describes the syntax, semantics, and core behavior of the R programming language.
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A.
Report Definition Language
Report Definition Language (RDL) is an XML-based schema used to define the layout, data retrieval, and formatting of reports in Microsoft reporting tools.
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B.
R Foundation for Statistical Computing
The R Foundation for Statistical Computing is a non-profit organization that supports the development, maintenance, and promotion of the R programming language and its ecosystem.
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C.
RPL programming language
RPL is a stack-based, reverse Polish Lisp-like programming language developed by Hewlett-Packard for its graphing calculators, combining features of RPN and structured programming.
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D.
M language
M language is a functional, case-sensitive data mashup and transformation language used primarily in Microsoft Power Query for importing, shaping, and combining data from diverse sources.
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E.
Alur language
The Alur language is a Western Nilotic language spoken primarily by the Alur people of northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
R documentation
ⓘ
software specification ⓘ technical report ⓘ |
| availableFrom | https://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html ⓘ |
| describes |
R S3-style method dispatch (base)
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R argument matching ⓘ R assignment semantics ⓘ R attributes ⓘ R base types ⓘ R coercion rules ⓘ R control structures ⓘ R core behavior ⓘ R environments ⓘ R evaluation model ⓘ R exception and error handling ⓘ R expressions ⓘ R function semantics ⓘ R indexing and subsetting ⓘ R language objects ⓘ R language semantics ⓘ R language syntax ⓘ R lexical elements ⓘ R name spaces ⓘ R object system (base) ⓘ R operator precedence ⓘ R parsing rules ⓘ R primitive functions ⓘ R programming language ⓘ R promises ⓘ R recycling rules ⓘ R scoping rules ⓘ R special values (NA, NaN, Inf) ⓘ |
| domain |
programming languages
ⓘ
statistical computing ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
HTML
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PDF ⓘ |
| isOfficialSpecificationOf |
R programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
R (programming language)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | R Core Team ⓘ |
| partOf |
R manuals
ⓘ
linked to:
R standard library
official R documentation set ⓘ |
| publishedBy | R Core Team ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
R implementers
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R package developers ⓘ advanced R users ⓘ |
| title | R Language Definition ⓘ |
| useCase |
defining R language behavior
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guiding R interpreter implementations ⓘ resolving ambiguities in R language usage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: R Language Definition Description of subject: R Language Definition is the official specification document that precisely describes the syntax, semantics, and core behavior of the R programming language.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: R Language Definition