The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything
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The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is the mysterious, never-fully-revealed query at the heart of Douglas Adams’ "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," whose answer is famously given as the number 42.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12189916 — 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 Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything Context triple: [Magrathean planet-building industry, relatedConcept, The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything]
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A.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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Deep Thought
Deep Thought was an early IBM-developed chess computer that became famous for competing at a grandmaster level, including high-profile matches against world champion Garry Kasparov.
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C.
The Answer to Everything
"The Answer to Everything" is a pop song written by Del Shannon and recorded by several artists in the early 1960s, noted for its melodramatic, romantic lyrics and classic pre-Beatles sound.
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D.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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E.
The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
- 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 Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything Target entity description: The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is the mysterious, never-fully-revealed query at the heart of Douglas Adams’ "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," whose answer is famously given as the number 42.
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A.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything is the third comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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B.
Deep Thought
Deep Thought was an early IBM-developed chess computer that became famous for competing at a grandmaster level, including high-profile matches against world champion Garry Kasparov.
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C.
The Answer to Everything
"The Answer to Everything" is a pop song written by Del Shannon and recorded by several artists in the early 1960s, noted for its melodramatic, romantic lyrics and classic pre-Beatles sound.
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D.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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E.
The Hitch-Hiker
"The Hitch-Hiker" is a classic early episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie tale of a woman pursued by a mysterious, seemingly omnipresent hitchhiker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Magrathean planet-building industry
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The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything
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