Chauvenet Prize
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The Chauvenet Prize is a prestigious mathematical award given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chauvenet Prize canonical | 9 |
| https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/member-communities/maa-awards/writing-awards/chauvenet-prize | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chauvenet Prize Context triple: [Richard K. Guy, awardReceived, Chauvenet Prize]
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A.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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B.
Lester R. Ford Award
The Lester R. Ford Award is a prestigious prize given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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C.
Levi L. Conant Prize
The Levi L. Conant Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding expository writing in mathematics, given annually by the American Mathematical Society.
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D.
Bôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research in analysis by young mathematicians.
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E.
AIME Robert H. Richards Award
The AIME Robert H. Richards Award is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
- 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: Chauvenet Prize Target entity description: The Chauvenet Prize is a prestigious mathematical award given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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A.
Draper Prize
The Draper Prize is a prestigious international engineering award presented by the National Academy of Engineering to honor outstanding achievements that have significantly benefited society.
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B.
Lester R. Ford Award
The Lester R. Ford Award is a prestigious prize given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
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C.
Levi L. Conant Prize
The Levi L. Conant Prize is a prestigious award recognizing outstanding expository writing in mathematics, given annually by the American Mathematical Society.
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D.
Bôcher Memorial Prize
The Bôcher Memorial Prize is a prestigious American Mathematical Society award recognizing outstanding research in analysis by young mathematicians.
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E.
AIME Robert H. Richards Award
The AIME Robert H. Richards Award is a prestigious professional honor recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary award in mathematics
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mathematics award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| awardCategory | writing award ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding expository writing in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | professional mathematical society ⓘ |
| awardType | expository writing prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
applied mathematics
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pure mathematics ⓘ |
| eligibility | authors of expository articles on mathematics ⓘ |
| field | mathematics ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1925 ⓘ |
| formerFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical exposition ⓘ |
| hasWebsite |
Chauvenet Prize
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/member-communities/maa-awards/writing-awards/chauvenet-prize
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| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| languageOfEligibleWork | English ⓘ |
| monetaryValue | 1000 US dollars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Chauvenet ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most prestigious awards for mathematical exposition ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
George Pólya Award
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Lester R. Ford Award ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | American Mathematical Society ⓘ |
| scope | expository articles published in mathematical journals ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | committee selection ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mathematical Association of America ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| typicalRecipient |
mathematician
ⓘ
mathematics educator ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Chauvenet Prize Description of subject: The Chauvenet Prize is a prestigious mathematical award given by the Mathematical Association of America for outstanding expository writing in mathematics.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
https://www.maa.org/programs-and-communities/member-communities/maa-awards/writing-awards/chauvenet-prize