reference book
C2889
concept
A reference book is a comprehensive, systematically organized source of factual information designed to be consulted for specific topics rather than read straight through.
All labels observed (24)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reference book canonical | 31 |
| scholarly reference work | 12 |
| handbook | 9 |
| reference manual | 9 |
| grammar book | 6 |
| reference publication | 4 |
| scientific handbook | 3 |
| film reference book | 2 |
| reference book series | 2 |
| authoritative reference work | 1 |
| career reference publication | 1 |
| educational reference work | 1 |
| exam reference manual | 1 |
| grammar reference book | 1 |
| journalistic reference manual | 1 |
| library science book | 1 |
| mathematics reference book | 1 |
| pediatric reference book | 1 |
| professional reference publication | 1 |
| record book | 1 |
| statistical reference work | 1 |
| technical reference book | 1 |
| visual reference book | 1 |
| work of reference | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: reference book
Generated description
A reference book is a comprehensive, systematically organized source of factual information designed to be consulted for specific topics rather than read straight through.