Miscellanea Analytica
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Miscellanea Analytica is a seminal 18th-century mathematical treatise by Abraham de Moivre that develops advanced methods in analysis and probability theory.
All labels observed (1)
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| Miscellanea Analytica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1863274 — 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: Miscellanea Analytica Context triple: [Abraham de Moivre, notableWork, Miscellanea Analytica]
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A.
Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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B.
Philosophia rationalis sive logica
Philosophia rationalis sive logica is an 18th-century treatise by Christian Wolff that systematically presents his influential rationalist theory of logic and method.
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C.
Posterior Analytics
Posterior Analytics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on scientific knowledge, demonstration, and the nature of explanation.
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D.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- 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: Miscellanea Analytica Target entity description: Miscellanea Analytica is a seminal 18th-century mathematical treatise by Abraham de Moivre that develops advanced methods in analysis and probability theory.
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A.
Port-Royal Logic
Port-Royal Logic is a 17th-century treatise on logic and philosophy, rooted in Cartesian thought and influential in the development of modern logic and epistemology.
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B.
Philosophia rationalis sive logica
Philosophia rationalis sive logica is an 18th-century treatise by Christian Wolff that systematically presents his influential rationalist theory of logic and method.
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C.
Posterior Analytics
Posterior Analytics is Aristotle’s foundational philosophical treatise on scientific knowledge, demonstration, and the nature of explanation.
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D.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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E.
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect
Treatise on the Emendation of the Intellect is an unfinished philosophical work by Baruch Spinoza that outlines a method for improving the mind to attain true knowledge and intellectual perfection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century work
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book ⓘ mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Abraham de Moivre's work on probability ⓘ |
| author | Abraham de Moivre ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English mathematician of French origin ⓘ |
| contribution |
development of advanced methods in analysis
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development of advanced methods in probability theory ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| discipline | pure mathematics ⓘ |
| field |
analysis
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mathematics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical monograph
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Abraham de Moivre ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| importance |
important source in the history of analysis
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major early work in the formalization of probability ⓘ |
| influenced | later developments in probability theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier work in classical analysis ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
analytical methods
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infinite series ⓘ probability ⓘ |
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