HiSET
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HiSET is a high school equivalency exam that serves as an alternative to the GED for individuals seeking a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GED | 1 |
| General Educational Development (GED) | 1 |
| HiSET canonical | 1 |
| High School Equivalency Test | 1 |
| New York State High School Equivalency Diploma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T691656 — 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: HiSET Context triple: [ETS, notableTestDeveloped, HiSET]
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A.
Test of English as a Foreign Language
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized exam that measures the English language proficiency of non-native speakers for academic and professional purposes, especially for admission to universities in English-speaking countries.
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B.
CET
CET is the standard time zone used by many countries in central Europe, typically one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1).
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C.
SLC
SLC is the three-letter IATA airport code for Salt Lake City International Airport, a major air travel hub serving Salt Lake City, Utah.
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D.
HES
HES is the commonly used abbreviation for Historic Environment Scotland, the public body responsible for protecting and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
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E.
GRE
The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is a standardized test widely used for admission to graduate and business school programs, assessing verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills.
- 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: HiSET Target entity description: HiSET is a high school equivalency exam that serves as an alternative to the GED for individuals seeking a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma.
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A.
Test of English as a Foreign Language
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized exam that measures the English language proficiency of non-native speakers for academic and professional purposes, especially for admission to universities in English-speaking countries.
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B.
CET
CET is the standard time zone used by many countries in central Europe, typically one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1).
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C.
SLC
SLC is the three-letter IATA airport code for Salt Lake City International Airport, a major air travel hub serving Salt Lake City, Utah.
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D.
HES
HES is the commonly used abbreviation for Historic Environment Scotland, the public body responsible for protecting and promoting Scotland’s historic environment.
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E.
GRE
The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is a standardized test widely used for admission to graduate and business school programs, assessing verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high school equivalency exam
ⓘ
standardized test ⓘ |
| administeredAs |
computer-based test
ⓘ
paper-based test ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
GED
ⓘ
linked to:
HiSET
|
| category |
assessment
ⓘ
education ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| credentialIssuer | state or jurisdictional education authority ⓘ |
| credentialType | high school equivalency credential ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
minimum age requirement set by state or jurisdiction
ⓘ
no high school diploma ⓘ not currently enrolled in high school ⓘ |
| examType | criterion-referenced test ⓘ |
| focusesOn | college and career readiness skills ⓘ |
| fullName |
High School Equivalency Test
ⓘ
linked to:
HiSET
|
| hasRegistrationMode |
online registration
ⓘ
phone registration ⓘ |
| hasRetakePolicy | yes ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Mathematics
ⓘ
Reading ⓘ Science ⓘ Social Studies ⓘ Writing ⓘ |
| intendedFor | individuals without a traditional high school diploma ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| measures | high school-level knowledge and skills ⓘ |
| passingRequirement |
minimum overall score
ⓘ
minimum score per subject ⓘ |
| purpose | provide a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
equivalent to a high school diploma for many postsecondary institutions
ⓘ
equivalent to a high school diploma for most employment purposes ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | many U.S. states ⓘ |
| requires |
registration
ⓘ
test fee ⓘ |
| scoreScale | scaled scores per subject ⓘ |
| subjectAreaLevel | U.S. high school level ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | adults and out-of-school youth ⓘ |
| testCenterType | authorized testing centers ⓘ |
| testFormat | multiple-choice questions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college admission
ⓘ
employment qualification ⓘ military enlistment eligibility ⓘ |
| usedIn | adult education programs ⓘ |
| writingComponent | essay ⓘ |
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: HiSET Description of subject: HiSET is a high school equivalency exam that serves as an alternative to the GED for individuals seeking a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HiSET
linked to: HiSET
linked to: HiSET