The World Is Flat
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The World Is Flat is a bestselling book by Thomas L. Friedman that analyzes globalization and the technological and economic forces reshaping the modern world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The World Is Flat canonical | 2 |
| "The World Is Flat" metaphor for globalization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23502346 — 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: The World Is Flat Context triple: [Financial Times–Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, hasAwarded, The World Is Flat]
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A.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
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B.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
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C.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2022 studio album by British pop-rock band Tears for Fears, marking their return with reflective, mature songs after a long recording hiatus.
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D.
The Great Convergence
The Great Convergence is a book by economist Richard Baldwin that analyzes how globalization and digital technologies are reshaping the world economy and narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries.
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E.
The Facebook Effect
The Facebook Effect is a nonfiction book by David Kirkpatrick that chronicles the founding, growth, and global impact of Facebook on technology, business, and society.
- 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: The World Is Flat Target entity description: The World Is Flat is a bestselling book by Thomas L. Friedman that analyzes globalization and the technological and economic forces reshaping the modern world.
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A.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2022 studio album by British pop-rock band Tears for Fears, marking their return with reflective, mature songs after a long recording hiatus.
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B.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
-
C.
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
-
D.
The Great Convergence
The Great Convergence is a book by economist Richard Baldwin that analyzes how globalization and digital technologies are reshaping the world economy and narrowing the gap between rich and poor countries.
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E.
The Facebook Effect
The Facebook Effect is a nonfiction book by David Kirkpatrick that chronicles the founding, growth, and global impact of Facebook on technology, business, and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The World Is Flat