Hooke's law
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Hooke's law is a fundamental principle of physics that states the force needed to extend or compress a spring is directly proportional to the displacement, within the elastic limit of the material.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hooke's law canonical | 1 |
| Hooke's law of elasticity | 1 |
| Hooke's law: extension is proportional to force (within elastic limit) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T969145 — 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: Hooke's law Context triple: [Robert Hooke, knownFor, Hooke's law]
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A.
Young's modulus
Young's modulus is a fundamental mechanical property that measures the stiffness of a material by quantifying the relationship between stress and strain in the elastic deformation region.
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Newton's second law of motion
Newton's second law of motion is a fundamental principle stating that the net force acting on an object equals the rate of change of its momentum, commonly expressed as F = ma for constant mass.
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Boyle's law
Boyle's law is a fundamental gas law in physics and chemistry stating that the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.
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law of universal gravitation
The law of universal gravitation is Newton’s fundamental physical law stating that every pair of masses in the universe attracts each other with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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E.
Snell’s law of refraction
Snell’s law of refraction is a fundamental principle in optics that relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of two media, governing how light bends when passing between them.
- 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: Hooke's law Target entity description: Hooke's law is a fundamental principle of physics that states the force needed to extend or compress a spring is directly proportional to the displacement, within the elastic limit of the material.
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A.
Young's modulus
Young's modulus is a fundamental mechanical property that measures the stiffness of a material by quantifying the relationship between stress and strain in the elastic deformation region.
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B.
Newton's second law of motion
Newton's second law of motion is a fundamental principle stating that the net force acting on an object equals the rate of change of its momentum, commonly expressed as F = ma for constant mass.
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C.
Boyle's law
Boyle's law is a fundamental gas law in physics and chemistry stating that the pressure of a fixed amount of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at constant temperature.
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D.
law of universal gravitation
The law of universal gravitation is Newton’s fundamental physical law stating that every pair of masses in the universe attracts each other with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
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E.
Snell’s law of refraction
Snell’s law of refraction is a fundamental principle in optics that relates the angles of incidence and refraction to the refractive indices of two media, governing how light bends when passing between them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
law of elasticity
ⓘ
physical law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
elastic materials
ⓘ
small deformations ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| assumes |
linear elasticity
ⓘ
small strain ⓘ |
| category |
classical mechanics
ⓘ
continuum mechanics ⓘ |
| concerns |
elastic deformation
ⓘ
restoring forces ⓘ |
| describes | linear relationship between force and displacement ⓘ |
| dimensionGeneralization | tensor form in continuum mechanics ⓘ |
| expressedAs |
F = k x (magnitude only)
ⓘ
F = −k x ⓘ |
| failsWhen |
deformations are large
ⓘ
material undergoes plastic deformation ⓘ material yields ⓘ |
| field |
materials science
ⓘ
mechanics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| hasQuantity |
displacement
ⓘ
force ⓘ spring constant ⓘ |
| historicalPropositionBy | Robert Hooke ⓘ |
| holdsApproximatelyFor | many solids under small deformations ⓘ |
| implies | restoring force is opposite to displacement ⓘ |
| isBasisFor |
linear elastic theory
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one-dimensional spring models ⓘ |
| mathematicalForm | F = −k x, where k is spring constant and x is displacement from equilibrium ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Hooke ⓘ |
| originalFormulationLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalMotto | Ut tensio, sic vis ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Young's modulus
ⓘ
potential energy in a spring ⓘ simple harmonic oscillator ⓘ stress–strain relationship ⓘ |
| relates | restoring force to displacement ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing oscillatory motion
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designing mechanical springs ⓘ determining spring constant experimentally ⓘ modeling ideal springs ⓘ simple harmonic motion ⓘ |
| usedIn |
engineering
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materials testing ⓘ structural analysis ⓘ vibration analysis ⓘ |
| validWithin | elastic limit ⓘ |
| yearProposedApprox | 1676 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hooke's law Description of subject: Hooke's law is a fundamental principle of physics that states the force needed to extend or compress a spring is directly proportional to the displacement, within the elastic limit of the material.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hooke's law of elasticity
this entity surface form:
Hooke's law: extension is proportional to force (within elastic limit)