Inex cycle
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The Inex cycle is an astronomical period used to predict and organize eclipses, serving as a complementary framework to the better-known Saros cycle in eclipse chronology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inex cycle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720686 — 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: Inex cycle Context triple: [Saros cycle, precedes, Inex cycle]
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A.
Operation Cycle
Operation Cycle was a World War II Royal Navy operation involving a series of evacuations of Allied troops from northwestern France in June 1940 following the fall of Dunkirk.
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B.
Musketeer cycle
The Musketeer cycle is a series of historical adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas that follow the exploits of d'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers across several decades in 17th-century France.
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C.
The Human Cycle
The Human Cycle is a philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo that analyzes the psychological and spiritual evolution of human societies and proposes a future spiritual age for humanity.
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D.
Ornex
Ornex is a small commune in the Ain department of eastern France, located near the Swiss border in the Pays de Gex region.
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E.
Velo
Velo is a nicotine pouch brand owned by British American Tobacco, marketed as a smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes.
- 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: Inex cycle Target entity description: The Inex cycle is an astronomical period used to predict and organize eclipses, serving as a complementary framework to the better-known Saros cycle in eclipse chronology.
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A.
Operation Cycle
Operation Cycle was a World War II Royal Navy operation involving a series of evacuations of Allied troops from northwestern France in June 1940 following the fall of Dunkirk.
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B.
Musketeer cycle
The Musketeer cycle is a series of historical adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas that follow the exploits of d'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers across several decades in 17th-century France.
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C.
The Human Cycle
The Human Cycle is a philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo that analyzes the psychological and spiritual evolution of human societies and proposes a future spiritual age for humanity.
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D.
Ornex
Ornex is a small commune in the Ain department of eastern France, located near the Swiss border in the Pays de Gex region.
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E.
Velo
Velo is a nicotine pouch brand owned by British American Tobacco, marketed as a smokeless alternative to traditional cigarettes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical cycle
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eclipse cycle ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
lunar eclipses
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solar eclipses ⓘ |
| category |
astronomical phenomena
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periodic phenomena in astronomy ⓘ |
| complements | Saros cycle ⓘ |
| definedBy |
30.5 eclipse years
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358 synodic months ⓘ 388.5 draconic months ⓘ |
| describedAs | complementary framework to the Saros cycle ⓘ |
| differentFrom | Saros cycle ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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celestial mechanics ⓘ |
| hasDuration |
about 10,571.95 days
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about 29 years minus 20 days ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
aligns eclipse seasons with synodic month pattern
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does not produce nearly identical repeating eclipses like the Saros ⓘ useful for long-term eclipse series organization ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | from Latin in-ex meaning in and out of eclipse seasons ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Saros cycle ⓘ |
| timeRelationToSaros |
Inex and Saros form a two-dimensional grid of eclipses
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linked to:
Saros cycle
one Saros is approximately one Inex plus one year ⓘ |
| usedBy |
astronomical historians
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eclipse calculators ⓘ eclipse theorists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
organizing eclipses chronologically
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predicting eclipses ⓘ |
| usedIn |
eclipse cataloging
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eclipse prediction research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inex cycle Description of subject: The Inex cycle is an astronomical period used to predict and organize eclipses, serving as a complementary framework to the better-known Saros cycle in eclipse chronology.
Referenced by (1)
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