Time Vortex
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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.
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.
Target entity: Time Vortex Context triple: [Time Lord, keyConcept, Time Vortex]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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surface form:
Time Lords
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| visualAppearance | swirling vortex ⓘ |
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Subject: Time Vortex Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
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