Time Vortex

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extradimensional continuum fictional location time-space medium

The Time Vortex is the swirling extradimensional continuum through which Time Lords travel, representing the chaotic fabric of time and space in the Doctor Who universe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Time Vortex canonical	8
the Time Vortex	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T566146 — 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: Time Vortex
Context triple: [Time Lord, keyConcept, Time Vortex]

A. Citadel of the Time Lords
The Citadel of the Time Lords is the towering, domed stronghold on Gallifrey that houses the Time Lords’ ruling councils, academies, and key temporal technologies in the Doctor Who universe.
B. Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
C. The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
D. The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come is a 1933 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that presents a speculative future history of the world, exploring global war, social collapse, and the eventual rise of a rational, technocratic world state.
E. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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: Time Vortex
Target entity description: The Time Vortex is the swirling extradimensional continuum through which Time Lords travel, representing the chaotic fabric of time and space in the Doctor Who universe.

A. Citadel of the Time Lords
The Citadel of the Time Lords is the towering, domed stronghold on Gallifrey that houses the Time Lords’ ruling councils, academies, and key temporal technologies in the Doctor Who universe.
B. Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
C. The Time Machine
The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
D. The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come is a 1933 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that presents a speculative future history of the world, exploring global war, social collapse, and the eventual rise of a rational, technocratic world state.
E. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extradimensional continuum ⓘ fictional location ⓘ time-space medium ⓘ
accessedBy	TARDIS time rotor ⓘ
appearsIn	Doctor Who expanded universe ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ surface form: Doctor Who television series
associatedWithSpecies	Daleks ⓘ Time Lord ⓘ surface form: Time Lords Time Lord ⓘ surface form: Time Lords of Gallifrey
canBeManipulatedBy	advanced Time Lord technology ⓘ
canCause	aging and disintegration of unprotected beings ⓘ temporal paradoxes ⓘ time distortions ⓘ
category	Doctor Who locations ⓘ fictional dimensions ⓘ
characteristic	chaotic ⓘ
depictedIn	classic Doctor Who series ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ surface form: revived Doctor Who series (2005–)
dimensionType	extradimensional ⓘ
energyType	temporal energy ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Doctor Who ⓘ
function	connects different points in space ⓘ connects different points in time ⓘ medium for time travel ⓘ
governedBy	time travel laws in Doctor Who universe ⓘ
governingPrinciple	non-linear time ⓘ
homeSeriesCreator	Sydney Newman ⓘ
linkedTo	Eye of Harmony ⓘ Gallifrey ⓘ
narrativeRole	setting for time travel sequences ⓘ source of temporal anomalies ⓘ
notableEvent	Time War battles within the Vortex ⓘ
notableUser	The Doctor ⓘ The Master ⓘ
property	dangerous to unprotected travelers ⓘ
quoteDescription	time is not a straight line, it is more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff ⓘ
relatedConcept	Time Lock ⓘ Time Stream ⓘ Last Great Time War ⓘ surface form: Time War
represents	fabric of time and space ⓘ
requires	protective shielding for safe travel ⓘ
risk	being lost in time ⓘ timeline collapse ⓘ
travelMethod	time corridor ⓘ vortex manipulator ⓘ
traversedBy	TARDIS ⓘ time machines ⓘ
usedBy	Time Lord ⓘ surface form: Time Lords
visualAppearance	swirling vortex ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Time Lord → keyConcept → Time Vortex ⓘ

Gallifrey → associatedWith → Time Vortex ⓘ

Eye of Harmony → associatedWith → Time Vortex ⓘ

Eye of Harmony → relatedConcept → Time Vortex ⓘ

Last Great Time War → location → Time Vortex ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Time Vortex

Gallifreyan → relatedConcept → Time Vortex ⓘ

Untempered Schism → exposesTo → Time Vortex ⓘ

Untempered Schism → connectedTo → Time Vortex ⓘ

Eye of Harmony chamber → connectedTo → Time Vortex ⓘ

Time War against the Daleks → involves → Time Vortex ⓘ