Thomson's nose rule
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Thomson's nose rule is an anthropological observation proposing that human nose shape varies with climate, with longer, narrower noses more common in colder, drier environments and shorter, broader noses in warmer, more humid regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomson's nose rule canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16922508 — 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: Thomson's nose rule Context triple: [Arthur Thomson, notableFor, Thomson's nose rule]
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Futterman's Rule
Futterman's Rule is a track by the Beastie Boys from their 1994 album "Ill Communication," known for its eclectic, sample-heavy instrumental style.
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Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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C.
Lenzsche Regel
Lenzsche Regel ist ein grundlegendes Gesetz der Elektrodynamik, das die Richtung induzierter Ströme so festlegt, dass sie der Ursache ihrer Entstehung entgegenwirken.
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Aitken’s Law
Aitken’s Law is a phonological rule in Scots and Scottish English that governs when vowels are pronounced long or short depending on their phonetic and morphological environment.
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E.
Laporte rule
The Laporte rule is a selection rule in spectroscopy that states electronic transitions in centrosymmetric molecules or ions are only allowed between states of opposite parity, helping explain the intensity patterns of absorption and emission spectra.
- 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: Thomson's nose rule Target entity description: Thomson's nose rule is an anthropological observation proposing that human nose shape varies with climate, with longer, narrower noses more common in colder, drier environments and shorter, broader noses in warmer, more humid regions.
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A.
Futterman's Rule
Futterman's Rule is a track by the Beastie Boys from their 1994 album "Ill Communication," known for its eclectic, sample-heavy instrumental style.
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B.
Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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C.
Lenzsche Regel
Lenzsche Regel ist ein grundlegendes Gesetz der Elektrodynamik, das die Richtung induzierter Ströme so festlegt, dass sie der Ursache ihrer Entstehung entgegenwirken.
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D.
Aitken’s Law
Aitken’s Law is a phonological rule in Scots and Scottish English that governs when vowels are pronounced long or short depending on their phonetic and morphological environment.
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E.
Laporte rule
The Laporte rule is a selection rule in spectroscopy that states electronic transitions in centrosymmetric molecules or ions are only allowed between states of opposite parity, helping explain the intensity patterns of absorption and emission spectra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arthur Thomson
subject surface form:
Arthur Thomson