TikZ
E1008103
TikZ is a powerful LaTeX package for creating high-quality vector graphics and diagrams directly within TeX documents using a descriptive drawing syntax.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TikZ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12899880 — 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: TikZ Context triple: [pgfplots, basedOn, TikZ]
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A.
pgfplots
pgfplots is a LaTeX package for creating high-quality plots and graphs based on the PGF/TikZ drawing framework.
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B.
PGF
PGF is the IATA airport code for Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport in southern France.
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C.
StarDraw
StarDraw is a vector graphics and diagramming application that was part of the StarOffice productivity suite.
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D.
Inkscape
Inkscape is a free, open-source vector graphics editor known for creating and editing scalable illustrations, logos, and diagrams.
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E.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a widely used, high-quality typesetting system particularly popular in academia for producing technical and scientific documents with precise control over layout and mathematical notation.
- 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: TikZ Target entity description: TikZ is a powerful LaTeX package for creating high-quality vector graphics and diagrams directly within TeX documents using a descriptive drawing syntax.
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A.
pgfplots
pgfplots is a LaTeX package for creating high-quality plots and graphs based on the PGF/TikZ drawing framework.
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B.
PGF
PGF is the IATA airport code for Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport in southern France.
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C.
StarDraw
StarDraw is a vector graphics and diagramming application that was part of the StarOffice productivity suite.
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D.
Inkscape
Inkscape is a free, open-source vector graphics editor known for creating and editing scalable illustrations, logos, and diagrams.
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E.
LaTeX
LaTeX is a widely used, high-quality typesetting system particularly popular in academia for producing technical and scientific documents with precise control over layout and mathematical notation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LaTeX package
ⓘ
graphics package ⓘ vector graphics language ⓘ |
| basedOn | PGF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
LaTeX diagramming tools
ⓘ
TeX graphics ⓘ |
| commandPrefix |
\begin{tikzpicture}
ⓘ
\tikz ⓘ |
| creator | Till Tantau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-quality technical illustrations
ⓘ
integration with TeX typesetting ⓘ programmatic graphics ⓘ |
| distributedWith |
MiKTeX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TeX Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation | The TikZ and PGF Manual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | TikZ and PGF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
PGF core
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TikZ frontend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | PGF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Beamer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGFPlots NERFINISHED ⓘ circuitikz ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainer | Till Tantau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
DVI
ⓘ
PDF ⓘ PostScript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | TeX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
2D graphics
ⓘ
3D graphics ⓘ Bezier curves NERFINISHED ⓘ PGFPlots integration ⓘ TikZ libraries NERFINISHED ⓘ TikZ-3Dplot NERFINISHED ⓘ TikZ-CD NERFINISHED ⓘ arrows ⓘ calculations ⓘ circuit diagrams ⓘ coordinate-based drawing ⓘ decorations ⓘ diagrams ⓘ externalization of graphics ⓘ flowcharts ⓘ graphs ⓘ intersections ⓘ layers ⓘ matrix diagrams ⓘ mind maps ⓘ node-and-edge diagrams ⓘ patterns ⓘ plots ⓘ relative positioning ⓘ shadings ⓘ transparency ⓘ trees ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ |
| usedWith |
ConTeXt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LaTeX NERFINISHED ⓘ plain TeX ⓘ |
| usesSyntax |
descriptive drawing commands
ⓘ
key–value options ⓘ path-based drawing ⓘ |
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: TikZ Description of subject: TikZ is a powerful LaTeX package for creating high-quality vector graphics and diagrams directly within TeX documents using a descriptive drawing syntax.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.