Columbia University Department of Mathematics
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The Columbia University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department in New York City known for its research and teaching across pure and applied mathematics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Columbia University Department of Mathematics canonical | 2 |
| Department of Mathematics at Columbia University | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8926549 — 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: Columbia University Department of Mathematics Context triple: [Abraham Wald, memberOf, Columbia University Department of Mathematics]
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Department of Mathematics at the City College of New York
The Department of Mathematics at the City College of New York is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics, supporting research and instruction in pure and applied mathematical sciences.
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Princeton University Department of Mathematics
The Princeton University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research, distinguished faculty, and central role in shaping modern mathematical thought.
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Yale University Department of Mathematics
The Yale University Department of Mathematics is a prominent academic department at Yale University known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics.
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D.
Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University
The Department of Mathematics at Rutgers University is a major academic and research department known for its strong programs in pure and applied mathematics and its active graduate and undergraduate education.
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E.
Stanford University Department of Mathematics
The Stanford University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department known for its research and teaching excellence across pure and applied mathematics.
- 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: Columbia University Department of Mathematics Target entity description: The Columbia University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department in New York City known for its research and teaching across pure and applied mathematics.
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Department of Mathematics at the City College of New York
The Department of Mathematics at the City College of New York is an academic unit offering undergraduate and graduate programs in mathematics, supporting research and instruction in pure and applied mathematical sciences.
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B.
Princeton University Department of Mathematics
The Princeton University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department renowned for its influential research, distinguished faculty, and central role in shaping modern mathematical thought.
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C.
Yale University Department of Mathematics
The Yale University Department of Mathematics is a prominent academic department at Yale University known for its research and teaching in pure and applied mathematics.
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D.
Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University
The Department of Mathematics at Rutgers University is a major academic and research department known for its strong programs in pure and applied mathematics and its active graduate and undergraduate education.
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E.
Stanford University Department of Mathematics
The Stanford University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department known for its research and teaching excellence across pure and applied mathematics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic department
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university mathematics department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Columbia University Faculty of Arts and Sciences
ⓘ
Ivy League (through Columbia University) ⓘ
linked to:
Ivy League
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| campus |
Columbia University Morningside Campus
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Morningside Heights ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
USA
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | mathematics faculty at Columbia University ⓘ |
| employs |
research mathematicians
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teaching faculty ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied mathematics
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mathematics education ⓘ pure mathematics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
applied mathematical methods
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theoretical mathematics ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Mathematics Hall ⓘ |
| hasDoctoralProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasGraduateProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasUndergraduateProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.math.columbia.edu/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
graduate education in mathematics
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research in applied mathematics ⓘ research in pure mathematics ⓘ undergraduate mathematics teaching ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Broadway ⓘ |
| offersCourseLevel |
graduate courses
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undergraduate courses ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
BA in Mathematics
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MA in Mathematics ⓘ PhD in Mathematics ⓘ undergraduate mathematics major ⓘ undergraduate mathematics minor ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Columbia University ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia University ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| researchActivity | mathematical research ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| teachingActivity | university-level mathematics courses ⓘ |
| usesCalendarSystem | semester system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Columbia University Department of Mathematics Description of subject: The Columbia University Department of Mathematics is a leading academic department in New York City known for its research and teaching across pure and applied mathematics.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University
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hasUnit
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Department of Mathematics at Columbia University
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linked to: Columbia University Department of Mathematics