DAX
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DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) is a formula and query language used in Microsoft Power BI, Excel Power Pivot, and Analysis Services for creating custom calculations and data models.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DAX canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T277323 — 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: DAX Context triple: [Power BI, programmingLanguage, DAX]
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A.
DAX
DAX is Germany’s leading blue-chip stock market index, tracking the performance of major companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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B.
DAL
DAL is the stock ticker symbol for Delta Air Lines, a major U.S.-based international airline.
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C.
DCA
DCA (Defense Communications Agency) was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and overseeing military communications networks, including early internet precursor systems.
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D.
DCA
DCA is the three-letter IATA airport code for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the primary domestic airport serving Washington, D.C.
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E.
AEX index
The AEX index is a benchmark stock market index that tracks the performance of the largest and most actively traded companies listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
- 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: DAX Target entity description: DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) is a formula and query language used in Microsoft Power BI, Excel Power Pivot, and Analysis Services for creating custom calculations and data models.
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A.
DAX
DAX is Germany’s leading blue-chip stock market index, tracking the performance of major companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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B.
DAL
DAL is the stock ticker symbol for Delta Air Lines, a major U.S.-based international airline.
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C.
DCA
DCA (Defense Communications Agency) was a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for managing and overseeing military communications networks, including early internet precursor systems.
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D.
DCA
DCA is the three-letter IATA airport code for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the primary domestic airport serving Washington, D.C.
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E.
AEX index
The AEX index is a benchmark stock market index that tracks the performance of the largest and most actively traded companies listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expression language
ⓘ
formula language ⓘ query language ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Data Analysis Expressions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Excel formula syntax ⓘ |
| dataModelType | tabular model ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://learn.microsoft.com/dax/ ⓘ |
| domain |
business intelligence
ⓘ
data analytics ⓘ data modeling ⓘ |
| executionEngine |
Power Pivot
ⓘ
surface form:
VertiPaq
|
| fullName | Data Analysis Expressions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CALCULATE context modification
ⓘ
automatic context transition in measures ⓘ row-level security expressions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Excel functions ⓘ |
| purpose |
define calculated columns
ⓘ
define calculated tables ⓘ define custom calculations ⓘ define measures ⓘ filter and query data models ⓘ |
| supports |
aggregation functions
ⓘ
calculation groups (in tabular models) ⓘ date and time functions ⓘ filter context ⓘ filter functions ⓘ information functions ⓘ iterator functions ⓘ logical functions ⓘ parent-child hierarchy functions ⓘ query context ⓘ relationship navigation ⓘ row context ⓘ scalar functions ⓘ statistical functions ⓘ table functions ⓘ text functions ⓘ time intelligence calculations ⓘ |
| supportsEvaluation | columnar storage ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dashboard calculations
ⓘ
data model querying ⓘ enterprise BI ⓘ interactive reporting ⓘ self-service BI ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Azure Analysis Services
ⓘ
Power Pivot ⓘ
surface form:
Excel Power Pivot
Microsoft Excel Data Model ⓘ Power BI ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Power BI
Power BI ⓘ
surface form:
Power BI Desktop
Power BI ⓘ
surface form:
Power BI Service
Power Pivot ⓘ
surface form:
Power Pivot for Excel
SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DAX Description of subject: DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) is a formula and query language used in Microsoft Power BI, Excel Power Pivot, and Analysis Services for creating custom calculations and data models.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.