Substance D
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Substance D is a fictional, highly addictive psychoactive drug central to the plot and themes of Philip K. Dick’s novel "A Scanner Darkly," known for causing severe cognitive and perceptual fragmentation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Substance D canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13699881 — 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: Substance D Context triple: [A Scanner Darkly, depictsFictionalDrug, Substance D]
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A.
Substiane
Substiane is a La Roche-Posay skincare line formulated to address loss of firmness, density, and comfort in mature or aging skin.
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B.
Bath Salts
"Bath Salts" is a song by the American hip hop duo Excision and Downlink known for its heavy bass and aggressive dubstep sound.
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C.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerful and addictive stimulant drug derived from the coca plant, known for its euphoric effects and significant health and legal risks.
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D.
Sabu
Sabu is a pioneering hardcore professional wrestler best known for his extreme, high-risk style and influential run in ECW.
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E.
Sabu
Sabu is an alternative name for the Shabo language, a little-documented and possibly language-isolate tongue spoken by a small community in southwestern Ethiopia.
- 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: Substance D Target entity description: Substance D is a fictional, highly addictive psychoactive drug central to the plot and themes of Philip K. Dick’s novel "A Scanner Darkly," known for causing severe cognitive and perceptual fragmentation.
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A.
Substiane
Substiane is a La Roche-Posay skincare line formulated to address loss of firmness, density, and comfort in mature or aging skin.
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B.
Bath Salts
"Bath Salts" is a song by the American hip hop duo Excision and Downlink known for its heavy bass and aggressive dubstep sound.
-
C.
Cocaine
Cocaine is a powerful and addictive stimulant drug derived from the coca plant, known for its euphoric effects and significant health and legal risks.
-
D.
Sabu
Sabu is a pioneering hardcore professional wrestler best known for his extreme, high-risk style and influential run in ECW.
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E.
Sabu
Sabu is an alternative name for the Shabo language, a little-documented and possibly language-isolate tongue spoken by a small community in southwestern Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.