maxwell
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The maxwell is a deprecated cgs unit of magnetic flux, historically used in electromagnetism before being replaced by the weber in the SI system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| maxwell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6833428 — 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: maxwell Context triple: [gauss, relatedUnit, maxwell]
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Maxwell
Maxwell is the middle name of Frank Maxwell Andrews, a prominent early U.S. Army Air Forces general and aviation pioneer.
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Maxwell
Maxwell is a common English surname of Scottish and English origin, borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
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Maxwell
Maxwell is an American neo-soul singer, songwriter, and producer known for helping popularize the neo-soul movement in the late 1990s with critically acclaimed albums like "Urban Hang Suite."
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Maxwell
Maxwell is a small unincorporated agricultural community located in Colusa County, California.
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Maxwell
Maxwell is the given first name of Lord Beaverbrook, a prominent 20th-century British-Canadian newspaper magnate and politician.
- 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: maxwell Target entity description: The maxwell is a deprecated cgs unit of magnetic flux, historically used in electromagnetism before being replaced by the weber in the SI system.
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A.
Maxwell
Maxwell is the middle name of Frank Maxwell Andrews, a prominent early U.S. Army Air Forces general and aviation pioneer.
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B.
Maxwell
Maxwell is a common English surname of Scottish and English origin, borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
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C.
Maxwell
Maxwell is an American neo-soul singer, songwriter, and producer known for helping popularize the neo-soul movement in the late 1990s with critically acclaimed albums like "Urban Hang Suite."
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D.
Maxwell
Maxwell is the given first name of Lord Beaverbrook, a prominent 20th-century British-Canadian newspaper magnate and politician.
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E.
Maxwell
Maxwell is the given first name of the influential American jazz drummer and composer Max Roach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cgs unit
ⓘ
deprecated unit ⓘ unit of magnetic flux ⓘ |
| belongsToUnitFamily | electromagnetic CGS units ⓘ |
| category | electromagnetic CGS unit ⓘ |
| conversionToSI | 1 Mx = 10^-8 Wb ⓘ |
| conversionToWeber | 1 Mx = 10^-8 weber ⓘ |
| dimension | magnetic flux dimension ⓘ |
| dimensionSymbol | Φ ⓘ |
| field | electromagnetism ⓘ |
| hasDimensionFormula | M^1 L^2 T^-2 I^-1 ⓘ |
| hasSIBaseUnitExpression | kg·m^2·s^-2·A^-1 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Clerk Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaussian units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quantityMeasured | magnetic flux ⓘ |
| relatedUnit |
gauss
ⓘ
oersted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | weber ⓘ |
| SIUnitEquivalent | weber ⓘ |
| status | deprecated in SI ⓘ |
| symbol | Mx ⓘ |
| systemOfUnits | CGS ⓘ |
| unitSystemStatus | non-SI unit accepted only for historical use ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyIn | classical electromagnetism literature ⓘ |
| usedIn | centimetre–gram–second system of units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: maxwell Description of subject: The maxwell is a deprecated cgs unit of magnetic flux, historically used in electromagnetism before being replaced by the weber in the SI system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.