The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers
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The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers is a textbook by mathematician Richard W. Hamming that presents probability theory with an emphasis on practical applications in science and engineering.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036922 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers Context triple: [Richard W. Hamming, notableWork, The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers]
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A.
Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications
"Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications" is a foundational textbook by Emanuel Parzen that systematically develops modern probability theory and demonstrates its use in a wide range of statistical and applied contexts.
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B.
Foundations of Probability
Foundations of Probability is a seminal textbook by mathematician Alfréd Rényi that presents a rigorous, axiomatic treatment of probability theory.
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C.
Of Knowledge and Probability
"Of Knowledge and Probability" is a section in John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that analyzes the nature, degrees, and limits of human knowledge in contrast with mere probability or belief.
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D.
Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
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E.
Foundations of the Theory of Probability
Foundations of the Theory of Probability is a landmark 1933 monograph that rigorously established modern probability theory on an axiomatic measure-theoretic basis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers Target entity description: The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers is a textbook by mathematician Richard W. Hamming that presents probability theory with an emphasis on practical applications in science and engineering.
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A.
Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications
"Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications" is a foundational textbook by Emanuel Parzen that systematically develops modern probability theory and demonstrates its use in a wide range of statistical and applied contexts.
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B.
Foundations of Probability
Foundations of Probability is a seminal textbook by mathematician Alfréd Rényi that presents a rigorous, axiomatic treatment of probability theory.
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C.
Of Knowledge and Probability
"Of Knowledge and Probability" is a section in John Locke’s *An Essay Concerning Human Understanding* that analyzes the nature, degrees, and limits of human knowledge in contrast with mere probability or belief.
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D.
Logical Foundations of Probability
Logical Foundations of Probability is a seminal philosophical work by Rudolf Carnap that develops a rigorous logical and formal account of probability and inductive reasoning.
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E.
Foundations of the Theory of Probability
Foundations of the Theory of Probability is a landmark 1933 monograph that rigorously established modern probability theory on an axiomatic measure-theoretic basis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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textbook ⓘ |
| author | Richard W. Hamming ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
early graduate
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undergraduate ⓘ |
| emphasis |
applications in engineering
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applications in science ⓘ practical applications ⓘ |
| field | probability theory ⓘ |
| focus |
conceptual understanding
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problem solving in applied contexts ⓘ |
| genre |
engineering textbook
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mathematics textbook ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Richard W. Hamming ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession | mathematician ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
engineers
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scientists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| topic |
central limit theorem
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conditional probability ⓘ expectation ⓘ independence ⓘ law of large numbers ⓘ probability distributions ⓘ random variables ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
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: The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers Description of subject: The Art of Probability for Scientists and Engineers is a textbook by mathematician Richard W. Hamming that presents probability theory with an emphasis on practical applications in science and engineering.
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