Orders of Infinity
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"Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
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| Orders of Infinity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1060238 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orders of Infinity Context triple: [G. H. Hardy, notableWork, Orders of Infinity]
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A.
The Infinite Plan
The Infinite Plan is a novel by Isabel Allende that follows the tumultuous life of a man seeking identity and meaning against the backdrop of mid-20th-century American social and political upheaval.
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Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is a character from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide universe, an immortal being who copes with endless life by traveling the cosmos to insult every sentient being in alphabetical order.
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C.
Infinite in All Directions (book)
Infinite in All Directions is a 1988 book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores cosmology, philosophy, ethics, and the future of humanity through a series of reflective essays and lectures.
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D.
Surreal numbers
Surreal numbers are a class of numbers introduced by John H. Conway that form an extensive ordered field encompassing the real numbers, infinite quantities, and infinitesimals within a unified framework.
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E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orders of Infinity Target entity description: "Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
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A.
The Infinite Plan
The Infinite Plan is a novel by Isabel Allende that follows the tumultuous life of a man seeking identity and meaning against the backdrop of mid-20th-century American social and political upheaval.
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B.
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is a character from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide universe, an immortal being who copes with endless life by traveling the cosmos to insult every sentient being in alphabetical order.
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C.
Infinite in All Directions (book)
Infinite in All Directions is a 1988 book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores cosmology, philosophy, ethics, and the future of humanity through a series of reflective essays and lectures.
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D.
Surreal numbers
Surreal numbers are a class of numbers introduced by John H. Conway that form an extensive ordered field encompassing the real numbers, infinite quantities, and infinitesimals within a unified framework.
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E.
The Restless Universe
The Restless Universe is a popular science book by physicist Max Born that explains modern physics and quantum theory to a general audience in clear, accessible language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| author |
G. H. Hardy
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G. H. Hardy ⓘ
surface form:
Godfrey Harold Hardy
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| authorAffiliation |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
mathematical analysis
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mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematics book
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
applications to analysis
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theory of divergent series ⓘ theory of orders of infinity ⓘ |
| influenced | development of asymptotic notation in analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical analysis
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theory of infinite series ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
asymptotic analysis
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comparative growth rates of functions ⓘ divergent series ⓘ orders of growth of functions ⓘ |
| notAbout |
Cantorian transfinite numbers
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set-theoretic cardinalities ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
asymptotic series
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comparison of infinite quantities ⓘ divergent expansions ⓘ growth of functions at infinity ⓘ hierarchies of infinity in analysis ⓘ |
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