Next
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Next is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton that explores the ethical, legal, and commercial implications of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Next canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9341234 — 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: Next Context triple: [Michael Crichton, notableWork, Next]
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Next
Next is a major British multinational clothing, footwear, and home products retailer known for its extensive high-street and online presence.
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Next
Next is a work by British author David Tattersall, recognized as one of his notable contributions to contemporary literature.
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C.
NEXT
NEXT is a section of the Sundance Film Festival dedicated to innovative, low-budget, and forward-thinking independent films that often showcase emerging voices and experimental storytelling.
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D.
NEXT
NEXT is the stock ticker symbol for NeXT Inc., the computer company founded by Steve Jobs after he left Apple, known for its influential workstation computers and software.
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Seguinte
Seguinte is a Brazilian publishing imprint of Companhia das Letras focused primarily on young adult and contemporary fiction.
- 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: Next Target entity description: Next is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton that explores the ethical, legal, and commercial implications of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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Next
Next is a major British multinational clothing, footwear, and home products retailer known for its extensive high-street and online presence.
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B.
Next
Next is a work by British author David Tattersall, recognized as one of his notable contributions to contemporary literature.
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C.
NEXT
NEXT is a section of the Sundance Film Festival dedicated to innovative, low-budget, and forward-thinking independent films that often showcase emerging voices and experimental storytelling.
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D.
NEXT
NEXT is the stock ticker symbol for NeXT Inc., the computer company founded by Steve Jobs after he left Apple, known for its influential workstation computers and software.
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Seguinte
Seguinte is a Brazilian publishing imprint of Companhia das Letras focused primarily on young adult and contemporary fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Crichton ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
bioethics
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biotechnology ⓘ commercialization of biology ⓘ corporate greed ⓘ genetic engineering ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ legal implications of genetic research ⓘ patenting of genes ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pirate Latitudes ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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techno-thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alex Burnet
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Alexis ⓘ Brad Gordon ⓘ Dave ⓘ Dave the transgenic chimpanzee ⓘ Emily Weller ⓘ Frank Burnet ⓘ
linked to:
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Gail Bond ⓘ Gerard ⓘ Gerard the transgenic parrot ⓘ Henry Kendall ⓘ Jack Halsey ⓘ Jack Watson ⓘ Jamie Weller ⓘ John Stoltz ⓘ Josh Burnet ⓘ Lynn Benedict ⓘ Lynn Devlin ⓘ Mark Sykes ⓘ Marty Roberts ⓘ Monica ⓘ Rick Diehl ⓘ Robbie ⓘ Vasco Borden ⓘ |
| hasCompanionMaterial | fictional advertisements and news clips within the text ⓘ |
| hasForm | satire ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-06-087298-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multiple interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of gene patenting practices
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depiction of legal battles over human tissue ownership ⓘ integration of fictional case studies with scientific commentary ⓘ |
| precededBy | State of Fear ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006-11-28 ⓘ |
| publisher |
HarperCollins
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HarperCollins Publishers ⓘ
linked to:
HarperCollins
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| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Next Description of subject: Next is a science fiction novel by Michael Crichton that explores the ethical, legal, and commercial implications of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.