notableMisconception
P28207
predicate
Indicates that a commonly held but incorrect belief or understanding exists about the subject.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| misconception | 17 |
| misinterpretation | 5 |
| oftenMisinterpretedAs | 5 |
| misinterpretationToAvoid | 2 |
| backstoryMisconception | 1 |
| commonlyBelieved | 1 |
| hasCommonMisconception | 1 |
| historicalMisconception | 1 |
| inspiredMisconception | 1 |
| notableMisconception canonical | 1 |
| oftenMisattributedContext | 1 |
| oftenMisstatedAs | 1 |
| originalMisinterpretation | 1 |
| popularMisidentification | 1 |
| previousMisidentification | 1 |
| titleMisattribution | 1 |
| تتناول اعتقاداً فاسداً | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: notableMisconception
Generated description
Indicates that a commonly held but incorrect belief or understanding exists about the subject.
Sample triples (42)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Cape of Good Hope | often mistakenly thought to be southernmost point of Africa ⓘ |
| Mexican Independence Day | often confused internationally with Cinco de Mayo via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Carménère | long confused with Merlot in Chile via predicate surface "previousMisidentification" ⓘ |
|
the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
surface form:
The limits of my language mean the limits of my world
|
claim that language completely determines reality via predicate surface "oftenMisinterpretedAs" ⓘ |
| Ignatian magis | mere activism via predicate surface "misinterpretationToAvoid" ⓘ |
| Ignatian magis | perfectionism via predicate surface "misinterpretationToAvoid" ⓘ |
|
Not with a bang but a whimper
surface form:
"Not with a bang but a whimper"
|
general apocalyptic sayings rather than specifically to "The Hollow Men" via predicate surface "oftenMisattributedContext" ⓘ |
| principle of least action | physical trajectory minimizes the action via predicate surface "oftenMisstatedAs" ⓘ |
| law of large numbers | gambler's fallacy via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Tantra | primarily sexual practice via predicate surface "oftenMisinterpretedAs" ⓘ |
| Mesoamerican Long Count calendar | incorrectly associated with doomsday predictions in 2012 via predicate surface "misinterpretation" ⓘ |
| Moriori | falsely believed to predate Māori in mainland New Zealand via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Moriori | falsely believed to be a separate pre‑Māori race via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Say's law | often simplified as supply always equals demand in every market via predicate surface "misinterpretation" ⓘ |
| Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection | claim that fitness always increases in real populations via predicate surface "oftenMisinterpretedAs" ⓘ |
| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas | title does not refer to depth via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Solidago | often wrongly blamed for hay fever via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| COBR |
COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms)
via predicate surface "oftenMisinterpretedAs"
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
|
| Breeds Hill | often mistaken for Bunker Hill as the battle site via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Stone of the Five Eras | often mistakenly called a calendar via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
|
Least Concern (LC)
surface form:
Least Concern
|
species in this category may still face local threats via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| سورة الهمزة | ظنّ أن المال يخلّد صاحبه via predicate surface "تتناول اعتقاداً فاسداً" ⓘ |
| Megalosaurus | once reconstructed as a giant quadrupedal lizard via predicate surface "historicalMisconception" ⓘ |
| Kid Cudi (Pissy Pamper) (leaked track) | often mistaken as a song by Kid Cudi via predicate surface "titleMisattribution" ⓘ |
| Solifugae | often but incorrectly believed to be highly venomous via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Kamasutra | often thought to be only about sexual positions via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| theory of punctuated equilibrium | often mistakenly portrayed as an alternative to evolution by natural selection via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Winged Liberty Head (Mercury) dime design | Roman god Mercury via predicate surface "popularMisidentification" ⓘ |
| Jevons paradox | claim that efficiency is always bad via predicate surface "oftenMisinterpretedAs" ⓘ |
| wu wei | complete passivity via predicate surface "misinterpretation" ⓘ |
| King George II stood during a London performance | yes, among general audiences via predicate surface "commonlyBelieved" ⓘ |
|
Expected Family Contribution (EFC) (historical)
surface form:
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
|
often misunderstood as the exact amount a family must pay via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Tombs of the Kings | believed to be burial place of kings via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Tombs of the Kings archaeological area | popularly believed to be burial place of kings though no kings are known to be buried there via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
| Haley Graham | believed to have abandoned her team via predicate surface "backstoryMisconception" ⓘ |
| Las Monjas (The Nunnery) | believed by early Spaniards to be a nunnery via predicate surface "misinterpretation" ⓘ |
| Otto Titsling | belief that Otto Titzling was a real inventor via predicate surface "inspiredMisconception" ⓘ |
|
Elephantulus spp.
surface form:
Elephantulus
|
thought to be related to shrews due to name via predicate surface "hasCommonMisconception" ⓘ |
| Catherine Morland | suspects General Tilney of murdering his wife via predicate surface "misinterpretation" ⓘ |
| Anomalocaris | thought to be separate animals (frontal appendages, mouth, body) from different species via predicate surface "originalMisinterpretation" ⓘ |
| Parselmouths | all Parselmouths are dark wizards via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |
|
SS-9 (U.S. designation for Soviet missile, not applicable)
surface form:
SS-9
|
often thought to be the official Soviet name of the missile via predicate surface "misconception" ⓘ |