Count Zero
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Count Zero is a cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that continues the Sprawl trilogy, exploring artificial intelligence, cyberspace, and corporate power in a near-future dystopia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Count Zero canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754416 — 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: Count Zero Context triple: [Neuromancer, followedBy, Count Zero]
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A.
Between the Zero and the One
"Between the Zero and the One" is a song by the American rock band Dawes from their album "Good Luck With Whatever."
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B.
Year Zero
Year Zero is a concept album by Nine Inch Nails that presents a dystopian vision of a near-future theocratic United States through an industrial rock soundscape and accompanying alternate reality game.
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C.
Year Zero
Year Zero is the term used by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime for its radical attempt to reset society by erasing history, culture, and existing social structures to build a new agrarian communist state.
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D.
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero is a 1936 aviation drama film, directed by Howard Hawks and based on a play by former naval aviator Frank Wead, that focuses on the high-risk lives and camaraderie of airline pilots.
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E.
Numéro zéro
Numéro zéro is a 1971 documentary-style film by French director Jean Eustache, featuring an intimate, extended interview with his grandmother.
- 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: Count Zero Target entity description: Count Zero is a cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that continues the Sprawl trilogy, exploring artificial intelligence, cyberspace, and corporate power in a near-future dystopia.
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A.
Between the Zero and the One
"Between the Zero and the One" is a song by the American rock band Dawes from their album "Good Luck With Whatever."
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B.
Year Zero
Year Zero is a concept album by Nine Inch Nails that presents a dystopian vision of a near-future theocratic United States through an industrial rock soundscape and accompanying alternate reality game.
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C.
Year Zero
Year Zero is the term used by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime for its radical attempt to reset society by erasing history, culture, and existing social structures to build a new agrarian communist state.
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D.
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero is a 1936 aviation drama film, directed by Howard Hawks and based on a play by former naval aviator Frank Wead, that focuses on the high-risk lives and camaraderie of airline pilots.
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E.
Numéro zéro
Numéro zéro is a 1971 documentary-style film by French director Jean Eustache, featuring an intimate, extended interview with his grandmother.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cyberpunk novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | William Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Hugo Award for Best Novel
NERFINISHED
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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
artificial intelligence
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corporate power ⓘ cyberspace ⓘ hacker culture ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mona Lisa Overdrive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Peter Gudynas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
cyberpunk literature
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depictions of cyberspace in fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-575-03652-6 ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
corporate mercenaries
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matrix cowboys ⓘ voodoo-like AI constructs ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 246 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bobby Newmark
NERFINISHED
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Marly Krushkova NERFINISHED ⓘ Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multiple viewpoint characters ⓘ |
| partOf | Sprawl series ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Arbor House
NERFINISHED
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Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Sprawl trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Sprawl
NERFINISHED
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cyberspace ⓘ near-future dystopia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count Zero Description of subject: Count Zero is a cyberpunk novel by William Gibson that continues the Sprawl trilogy, exploring artificial intelligence, cyberspace, and corporate power in a near-future dystopia.
Referenced by (1)
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