Cap
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Cap is the standard three-letter astronomical abbreviation used to denote the zodiac constellation Capricornus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cap canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2233509 — 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: Cap Context triple: [Capricornus, hasThreeLetterAbbreviation, Cap]
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A.
Capcir
Capcir is a high-altitude plateau and historical region in the eastern Pyrenees of southern France, known for its mountain landscapes, lakes, and Catalan cultural heritage.
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B.
Kat
Kat is a given name, typically used as a shortened or informal form of Kathleen or Katherine.
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C.
Champ
Champ is the Dallas Mavericks’ horse-themed team mascot known for energizing crowds at their NBA games.
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D.
Carl
Carl is the given name of Charles I Louis, the 17th-century Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire.
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E.
Carl
Carl is the given name of Carl Sagan, the renowned American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
- 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: Cap Target entity description: Cap is the standard three-letter astronomical abbreviation used to denote the zodiac constellation Capricornus.
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A.
Capcir
Capcir is a high-altitude plateau and historical region in the eastern Pyrenees of southern France, known for its mountain landscapes, lakes, and Catalan cultural heritage.
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B.
Kat
Kat is a given name, typically used as a shortened or informal form of Kathleen or Katherine.
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C.
Champ
Champ is the Dallas Mavericks’ horse-themed team mascot known for energizing crowds at their NBA games.
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D.
Carl
Carl is the given name of Carl Sagan, the renowned American astronomer, science communicator, and author.
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E.
Carl
Carl is the given name of Charles I Louis, the 17th-century Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical abbreviation
ⓘ
constellation abbreviation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
constellation Capricornus
ⓘ
surface form:
IAU-recognized constellation Capricornus
|
| associatedWith |
constellation Capricornus
ⓘ
surface form:
Capricornus star field
ecliptic ⓘ |
| case | title case ⓘ |
| denotes | Capricornus ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
CAP (other abbreviations)
ⓘ
Capricorn ⓘ
surface form:
Capricorn (astrological sign)
Capricornus (full name) ⓘ |
| firstLetter | C ⓘ |
| hasLetterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasZodiacStatus | zodiac constellation abbreviation ⓘ |
| isThreeLetterAbbreviationFor | Capricornus ⓘ |
| language |
IAU standards
ⓘ
surface form:
International astronomical notation
|
| notationType | constellation abbreviation ⓘ |
| refersTo | constellation Capricornus ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| secondLetter | a ⓘ |
| shortFor | Capricornus ⓘ |
| standardIn |
IAU 88 modern constellations list
ⓘ
surface form:
IAU constellation abbreviations
|
| thirdLetter | p ⓘ |
| usedFor |
constellation Capricornus
ⓘ
surface form:
zodiac constellation Capricornus
|
| usedIn |
astronomy
ⓘ
zodiacal astronomy ⓘ |
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: Cap Description of subject: Cap is the standard three-letter astronomical abbreviation used to denote the zodiac constellation Capricornus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Capricornus