proposed by Keith Marzullo
E815703
Marzullo's algorithm is a fault-tolerant clock synchronization method used in distributed systems to derive a consistent time interval from multiple, potentially unreliable time sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| proposed by Keith Marzullo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9690907 — 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: proposed by Keith Marzullo Context triple: [Marzullo's algorithm, origin, proposed by Keith Marzullo]
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A.
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan is a composer and musician known for creating the music for the film "Burlesque."
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B.
Darius R. Bushnell
Darius R. Bushnell was a benefactor whose contributions led to the naming of Bushnell Memorial Hall in his honor.
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C.
Jim Manzi
Jim Manzi is an American businessman best known for leading Lotus Development Corporation as its CEO during the height of its success in the software industry.
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D.
Martin Resnick
Martin Resnick is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Resnick.
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E.
Paul Resnick
Paul Resnick is an American academic and researcher known for his pioneering work in recommender systems, online communities, and human-computer interaction.
- 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: proposed by Keith Marzullo Target entity description: Marzullo's algorithm is a fault-tolerant clock synchronization method used in distributed systems to derive a consistent time interval from multiple, potentially unreliable time sources.
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A.
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan is a composer and musician known for creating the music for the film "Burlesque."
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B.
Darius R. Bushnell
Darius R. Bushnell was a benefactor whose contributions led to the naming of Bushnell Memorial Hall in his honor.
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C.
Jim Manzi
Jim Manzi is an American businessman best known for leading Lotus Development Corporation as its CEO during the height of its success in the software industry.
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D.
Martin Resnick
Martin Resnick is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Resnick.
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E.
Paul Resnick
Paul Resnick is an American academic and researcher known for his pioneering work in recommender systems, online communities, and human-computer interaction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clock synchronization algorithm
ⓘ
distributed systems algorithm ⓘ fault-tolerant algorithm ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
fault-tolerant time services
ⓘ
synchronization of distributed clocks ⓘ |
| assumes | each time source provides a time interval ⓘ |
| basedOn | interval intersection ⓘ |
| computes | intersection of time intervals ⓘ |
| designedFor |
systems with message delay uncertainty
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systems with unreliable clocks ⓘ |
| field |
distributed computing
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fault-tolerant computing ⓘ |
| handles |
faulty time sources
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multiple time sources ⓘ unreliable time sources ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
clock synchronization
ⓘ
derive a consistent time interval ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Keith Marzullo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cristian's algorithm
ⓘ
NTP ⓘ
linked to:
Network Time Protocol
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| selects | maximally consistent subset of intervals ⓘ |
| tolerates | bounded number of faulty sources ⓘ |
| usedIn | distributed systems ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
fault model
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uncertainty intervals ⓘ |
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: proposed by Keith Marzullo Description of subject: Marzullo's algorithm is a fault-tolerant clock synchronization method used in distributed systems to derive a consistent time interval from multiple, potentially unreliable time sources.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.