The Great Mathematical Problems
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The Great Mathematical Problems is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that explores some of the most famous unsolved and historically significant problems in mathematics for a general audience.
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| The Great Mathematical Problems canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6389520 — 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 Great Mathematical Problems Context triple: [Ian Stewart, notableWork, The Great Mathematical Problems]
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A.
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a popular biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, portraying his eccentric life, prolific collaborations, and profound impact on 20th-century mathematics.
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B.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
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C.
Birth of a Theorem
Birth of a Theorem is a memoir-style mathematical narrative by Fields Medalist Cédric Villani that chronicles the creative and personal journey behind one of his major research breakthroughs.
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D.
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity is a biographical drama film about Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and his collaboration with British professor G.H. Hardy at Cambridge University.
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E.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers
The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a bestselling Italian novel that explores the lifelong emotional isolation and fragile bond between two misfit characters whose lives intersect like “twin primes.”
- 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 Great Mathematical Problems Target entity description: The Great Mathematical Problems is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that explores some of the most famous unsolved and historically significant problems in mathematics for a general audience.
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A.
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers is a popular biography of Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős, portraying his eccentric life, prolific collaborations, and profound impact on 20th-century mathematics.
-
B.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
-
C.
Birth of a Theorem
Birth of a Theorem is a memoir-style mathematical narrative by Fields Medalist Cédric Villani that chronicles the creative and personal journey behind one of his major research breakthroughs.
-
D.
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity is a biographical drama film about Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan and his collaboration with British professor G.H. Hardy at Cambridge University.
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E.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers
The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a bestselling Italian novel that explores the lifelong emotional isolation and fragile bond between two misfit characters whose lives intersect like “twin primes.”
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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popular mathematics book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain the significance of major mathematical problems
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make advanced mathematics accessible ⓘ |
| author | Ian Stewart ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
books about mathematics
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science popularization books ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
historical development of mathematical ideas
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impact of mathematical problems on modern mathematics ⓘ |
| explores |
famous unsolved mathematical problems
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historically significant mathematical problems ⓘ |
| format | non-fiction ⓘ |
| genre | popular mathematics ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Ian Stewart ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Ian Stewart ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
conceptual overview
ⓘ
expository ⓘ historical ⓘ |
| hasStructure | collection of chapters on individual problems ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
analysis
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geometry ⓘ mathematical conjectures ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ number theory ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
mathematical education
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popularization of mathematics ⓘ |
| subject |
history of mathematics
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mathematics ⓘ unsolved problems in mathematics ⓘ |
| writtenFor |
non-specialist readers
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students of mathematics ⓘ |
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