Everything and More
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Everything and More is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the history and conceptual foundations of infinity in mathematics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everything and More canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12886034 — 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: Everything and More Context triple: [Consider the Lobster, precededBy, Everything and More]
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A.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
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B.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
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C.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
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D.
The Astonishing
The Astonishing is a concept album by progressive metal band Dream Theater that presents a dystopian, rock-opera style narrative across an expansive, theatrical double-disc format.
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E.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
- 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: Everything and More Target entity description: Everything and More is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the history and conceptual foundations of infinity in mathematics.
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A.
Enquire Within Upon Everything
Enquire Within Upon Everything is a 19th-century British household reference book offering practical advice and information on a vast range of everyday topics.
-
B.
The Book of Everything
The Book of Everything is a work by designer and information graphics expert Nigel Holmes that showcases his distinctive, playful approach to visual explanation and data visualization.
-
C.
The Something
The Something is an upcoming animated space adventure film co-written and directed by Rodney Rothman.
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D.
The Astonishing
The Astonishing is a concept album by progressive metal band Dream Theater that presents a dystopian, rock-opera style narrative across an expansive, theatrical double-disc format.
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E.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book about mathematics
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticismsInclude |
confusing exposition for beginners
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mathematical inaccuracies ⓘ |
| discussesPerson |
Bernard Bolzano
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Georg Cantor ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ Richard Dedekind ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
calculus
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continuum hypothesis ⓘ real numbers ⓘ transfinite numbers ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
cardinalities of infinite sets
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conceptual foundations of infinity ⓘ infinite series ⓘ limits ⓘ paradoxes of infinity ⓘ |
| genre |
history of mathematics
ⓘ
popular mathematics ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393003383 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 320 ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
essayistic
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literary non-fiction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in mathematics
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readers of popular science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history of infinity
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infinity ⓘ mathematical analysis ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of literary style and mathematical exposition
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idiosyncratic footnotes ⓘ informal explanations of advanced mathematics ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Great Discoveries series
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linked to:
Great Discoveries
|
| praisedFor |
ambitious treatment of infinity
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distinctive narrative voice ⓘ making abstract concepts engaging ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| subtitle | A Compact History of Infinity ⓘ |
| title | Everything and More ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Everything and More Description of subject: Everything and More is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the history and conceptual foundations of infinity in mathematics.
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