Life Expectancy
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"Life Expectancy" is a 2004 suspense novel by Dean Koontz that follows a man whose life is shaped by five terrifying events predicted at his birth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life Expectancy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6524789 — 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: Life Expectancy Context triple: [Dean Koontz, notableWork, Life Expectancy]
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Lifespan health system
Lifespan health system is a major Rhode Island–based not-for-profit healthcare network that operates multiple hospitals and clinical facilities and serves as a primary teaching partner for the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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Life
"Life" is Keith Richards' candid and critically acclaimed autobiography, detailing his experiences as the Rolling Stones' guitarist and his tumultuous personal life.
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Life
Life was a pioneering American photojournalism magazine published by Time Inc., renowned for its powerful photography and coverage of major 20th-century events and culture.
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Life
Life is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth through high-definition footage and innovative filming techniques.
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Life
Life is an American crime drama television series that follows a wrongly imprisoned detective who returns to the police force after being exonerated.
- 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: Life Expectancy Target entity description: "Life Expectancy" is a 2004 suspense novel by Dean Koontz that follows a man whose life is shaped by five terrifying events predicted at his birth.
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A.
Lifespan health system
Lifespan health system is a major Rhode Island–based not-for-profit healthcare network that operates multiple hospitals and clinical facilities and serves as a primary teaching partner for the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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B.
Life
Life was a pioneering American photojournalism magazine published by Time Inc., renowned for its powerful photography and coverage of major 20th-century events and culture.
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C.
Life
Life is a landmark BBC nature documentary series that explores the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth through high-definition footage and innovative filming techniques.
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D.
Life
"Life" is Keith Richards' candid and critically acclaimed autobiography, detailing his experiences as the Rolling Stones' guitarist and his tumultuous personal life.
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E.
Life
Life is an American crime drama television series that follows a wrongly imprisoned detective who returns to the police force after being exonerated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Dean Koontz ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
courage
ⓘ
family ⓘ fate ⓘ love ⓘ overcoming fear ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
suspense fiction
ⓘ
thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-553-80341-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmy Tock ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography |
Dean Koontz bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
Dean Koontz
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| plotElement |
five terrifying events predicted at protagonist's birth
ⓘ
prophecy shaping protagonist's life ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bantam Books ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Life Expectancy Description of subject: "Life Expectancy" is a 2004 suspense novel by Dean Koontz that follows a man whose life is shaped by five terrifying events predicted at his birth.
Referenced by (1)
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