Note G
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Note G is Ada Lovelace’s famous section of her “Notes on the Analytical Engine,” often cited as the first published computer program and a foundational document in the history of computing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Note G canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4517186 — 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: Note G Context triple: [Notes on the Analytical Engine, hasPart, Note G]
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NB
NB is the official two-letter Canada Post abbreviation for the province of New Brunswick.
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Nut
Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.
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N
The N is a New York City Subway service that runs along the Broadway Line in Manhattan and connects Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.
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GNB
GNB is the commonly used abbreviation for the Good News Bible, a modern English translation of the Christian Bible known for its clear and simple language.
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GNB
GNB is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Guinea-Bissau.
- 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: Note G Target entity description: Note G is Ada Lovelace’s famous section of her “Notes on the Analytical Engine,” often cited as the first published computer program and a foundational document in the history of computing.
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NB
NB is the official two-letter Canada Post abbreviation for the province of New Brunswick.
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Nut
Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess, often depicted arching over the earth and associated with the heavens, stars, and the cyclical rebirth of the sun.
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C.
N
The N is a New York City Subway service that runs along the Broadway Line in Manhattan and connects Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.
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GNB
GNB is the commonly used abbreviation for the Good News Bible, a modern English translation of the Christian Bible known for its clear and simple language.
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GNB
GNB is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Guinea-Bissau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early computer program specification
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historical document ⓘ technical note ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Charles Babbage ⓘ |
| author | Ada Lovelace ⓘ |
| citedAs | foundational document in the history of computing ⓘ |
| contains |
detailed table of operations for the Analytical Engine
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stepwise procedure for computing Bernoulli numbers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1843 ⓘ |
| describes |
Analytical Engine
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algorithm for computing Bernoulli numbers ⓘ |
| discusses |
loops and control of operation sequences in the Analytical Engine
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representation of variables and results on punched cards ⓘ |
| documentType | annotated example of machine computation ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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history of computing ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of Ada Lovelace’s role in early computing ⓘ |
| hasSectionLabel | G ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Analytical Engine operation cards
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Bernoulli numbers ⓘ programming method for the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Note G ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early explicit description of a machine-executable algorithm ⓘ |
| illustrates |
how the Analytical Engine could be programmed
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separation of hardware and program ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptions of programming ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | printed journal article ⓘ |
| oftenDescribedAs | first published computer program ⓘ |
| partOf | Notes on the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | Ada Lovelace ⓘ |
| publishedAsAppendixTo | Ada Lovelace’s translation of Luigi Menabrea’s paper on the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Taylor’s Scientific Memoirs ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
biographers of Ada Lovelace
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historians of computing ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lovelace–Babbage correspondence on the Analytical Engine
ⓘ
linked to:
Notes on the Analytical Engine
Luigi Menabrea’s 1842 paper on the Analytical Engine ⓘ |
| topic |
mechanical computation
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programming of the Analytical Engine ⓘ symbolic manipulation by machines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Note G Description of subject: Note G is Ada Lovelace’s famous section of her “Notes on the Analytical Engine,” often cited as the first published computer program and a foundational document in the history of computing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.