Vladimir Kotelnikov
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Vladimir Kotelnikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician and engineer best known for his foundational contributions to information theory and sampling theory, including the formulation of the sampling theorem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kotelnikov | 1 |
| Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov | 1 |
| Vladimir Kotelnikov canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4997779 — 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: Vladimir Kotelnikov Context triple: [Saint Petersburg Polytechnic Institute, hasNotableAlumnus, Vladimir Kotelnikov]
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A.
Vasily Popov
Vasily Popov was a Soviet military commander and general who served prominently on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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B.
Viktor Sadovnichiy
Viktor Sadovnichiy is a Russian mathematician and academic leader who has long served as the influential rector of Moscow State University.
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C.
Nikolai Morozov
Nikolai Morozov is a prominent Russian ice dancing coach and choreographer known for creating programs for many elite figure skaters.
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D.
Semyon Timoshenko
Semyon Timoshenko was a prominent Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union who played key roles in early World War II operations and in reforming the Red Army.
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E.
Kondraty Ryleyev
Kondraty Ryleyev was a Russian poet, revolutionary, and one of the leading organizers of the Decembrist movement against Tsarist autocracy.
- 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: Vladimir Kotelnikov Target entity description: Vladimir Kotelnikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician and engineer best known for his foundational contributions to information theory and sampling theory, including the formulation of the sampling theorem.
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A.
Vasily Popov
Vasily Popov was a Soviet military commander and general who served prominently on the Eastern Front during World War II.
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B.
Viktor Sadovnichiy
Viktor Sadovnichiy is a Russian mathematician and academic leader who has long served as the influential rector of Moscow State University.
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C.
Nikolai Morozov
Nikolai Morozov is a prominent Russian ice dancing coach and choreographer known for creating programs for many elite figure skaters.
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D.
Semyon Timoshenko
Semyon Timoshenko was a prominent Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union who played key roles in early World War II operations and in reforming the Red Army.
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E.
Kondraty Ryleyev
Kondraty Ryleyev was a Russian poet, revolutionary, and one of the leading organizers of the Decembrist movement against Tsarist autocracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet scientist
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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electrical engineering ⓘ |
| affiliation | Soviet Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
coding and information transmission
ⓘ
signal theory ⓘ telecommunications engineering ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
theoretical foundations of digital signal processing
ⓘ
theory of band-limited signals ⓘ |
| contributionType |
applied
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theoretical ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kotelnikov
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linked to:
Vladimir Kotelnikov
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| fieldOfWork |
communication theory
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information theory ⓘ radio engineering ⓘ sampling theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Vladimir ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Kotelnikov condition in sampling
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linked to:
Nyquist theorem
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| hasTheoremNamedAfter |
Kotelnikov sampling theorem
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linked to:
Nyquist theorem
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| inAcademicCanon | founder of Soviet school of information theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern digital communications
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development of sampling theory in signal processing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early work on information transmission and coding
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sampling theorem in communication theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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linked to:
Soviet Academy of Sciences
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| name |
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov
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linked to:
Vladimir Kotelnikov
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| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notability | pioneer of Soviet information theory ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
foundational contributions to information theory
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foundational contributions to sampling theory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kotelnikov theorem
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linked to:
Nyquist theorem
formulation of the sampling theorem ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
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mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| theoremEquivalentTo |
Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem
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linked to:
Nyquist theorem
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vladimir Kotelnikov Description of subject: Vladimir Kotelnikov was a prominent Soviet mathematician and engineer best known for his foundational contributions to information theory and sampling theory, including the formulation of the sampling theorem.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vladimir Kotelnikov
linked to: Vladimir Kotelnikov