Sprawl trilogy
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The Sprawl trilogy is William Gibson’s influential cyberpunk series of novels that helped define the genre’s high-tech, dystopian vision of the future.
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| Sprawl trilogy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754415 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sprawl trilogy Context triple: [Neuromancer, partOfSeries, Sprawl trilogy]
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Megalopolis
Megalopolis was a major ancient city in Arcadia, Greece, founded in the 4th century BCE as a political and military counterweight to Spartan power.
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The Twenty-Seventh City
The Twenty-Seventh City is Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel, a darkly satirical political thriller set in St. Louis that explores themes of power, urban decline, and social manipulation.
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The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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Ciudad Satélite
Ciudad Satélite is a major planned suburban residential and commercial district in the northwest of Greater Mexico City, known for its modernist design and landmark Torres de Satélite sculptures.
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Terminus City
Terminus City is the principal urban center and political hub of the planet Terminus in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, serving as the seat of the Foundation’s early government and activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sprawl trilogy Target entity description: The Sprawl trilogy is William Gibson’s influential cyberpunk series of novels that helped define the genre’s high-tech, dystopian vision of the future.
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A.
Megalopolis
Megalopolis was a major ancient city in Arcadia, Greece, founded in the 4th century BCE as a political and military counterweight to Spartan power.
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B.
The Twenty-Seventh City
The Twenty-Seventh City is Jonathan Franzen’s debut novel, a darkly satirical political thriller set in St. Louis that explores themes of power, urban decline, and social manipulation.
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C.
The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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D.
Ciudad Satélite
Ciudad Satélite is a major planned suburban residential and commercial district in the northwest of Greater Mexico City, known for its modernist design and landmark Torres de Satélite sculptures.
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E.
Terminus City
Terminus City is the principal urban center and political hub of the planet Terminus in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, serving as the seat of the Foundation’s early government and activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cyberpunk fiction
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novel series ⓘ |
| author | William Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts | matrix (virtual reality dataspace) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBookPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| firstWork | Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Ghost in the Shell franchise
NERFINISHED
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The Matrix franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Count Zero
NERFINISHED
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Mona Lisa Overdrive NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettingType |
megacities
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near-future dystopia ⓘ space habitats ⓘ |
| influenced |
cyberculture
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cyberpunk films ⓘ cyberpunk genre ⓘ cyberpunk role-playing games ⓘ science fiction literature ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | cyberspace as a virtual reality matrix ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| mainCharacterInFirstBook |
Case
NERFINISHED
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Molly Millions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining visual and conceptual language of cyberpunk
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popularizing the term cyberspace ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries | Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1988 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Ace Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter | Molly Millions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBookPublicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| secondWork | Count Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
BAMA
NERFINISHED
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Sprawl NERFINISHED ⓘ cyberspace ⓘ |
| theme |
artificial intelligence
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corporate power ⓘ hacker culture ⓘ high-tech low-life ⓘ post-industrial dystopia ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| thirdBookPublicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| thirdWork | Mona Lisa Overdrive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Sprawl trilogy Description of subject: The Sprawl trilogy is William Gibson’s influential cyberpunk series of novels that helped define the genre’s high-tech, dystopian vision of the future.
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