discoveryMethod

P7311
predicate

Indicates the process, technique, or approach by which something was found, detected, or identified.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
discoveryMethod canonical 319
discoveredUsing 54
detectionMethod 48

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: discoveryMethod
Generated description
Indicates the process, technique, or approach by which something was found, detected, or identified.

Sample triples (523)

Subject Object
Snettisham Torcs metal detecting ⓘ
Snettisham Torcs archaeological excavation ⓘ
Saturn IX ground-based telescope observations ⓘ
Phoebe ring of Saturn infrared observations ⓘ
Phoebe ring of Saturn Spitzer Space Telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" ⓘ
S/1899 S 1 ground-based telescope observations ⓘ
first millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21
surface form: PSR B1937+21
radio observations ⓘ
Gliese 581c radial velocity ⓘ
Balsa Muisca archaeological find ⓘ
Kerguelen Plateau bathymetric sounding ⓘ
Lechuguilla Cave discovered via small known entrance pit ⓘ
WASP exoplanet survey wide-field transit survey via predicate surface "discoveryTechnique" ⓘ
1947 Roswell UFO incident debris found on ranch near Corona, New Mexico via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" ⓘ
Uturuncu InSAR via predicate surface "upliftDetectionMethod" ⓘ
Uturuncu GPS via predicate surface "upliftDetectionMethod" ⓘ
Richards Deep sounding ⓘ
Allende meteorite specimens observed fall ⓘ
Macondo Prospect offshore drilling ⓘ
Vanth Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" ⓘ
90482 Orcus (2004 DW)
surface form: 90482 Orcus
CCD imaging survey via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Carme group identified by orbital clustering analyses via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
S/2000 J 9 ground-based telescope observations ⓘ
thallium (Tl)
surface form: thallium
spectroscopy ⓘ
Jockey of Artemision underwater archaeology ⓘ
Artemision Bronze underwater excavation ⓘ
Schwarzschild C spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Schwarzschild W lunar orbital imaging ⓘ
Schwarzschild Y lunar orbital imaging ⓘ
Cobb Seamount echo sounding ⓘ
North Field offshore drilling ⓘ
ONC RPC portmapper via predicate surface "serviceDiscoveryMechanism" ⓘ
ONC RPC rpcbind via predicate surface "serviceDiscoveryMechanism" ⓘ
crater Kamerlingh Onnes on the Moon
surface form: Kamerlingh Onnes
lunar imaging via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
crater Amundsen on the Moon
surface form: Amundsen (lunar crater)
telescopic observation via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Van Allen
surface form: Van Allen radiation belt
Explorer 1 via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" ⓘ
Kepler-452b transit method ⓘ
Kepler-22b transit method ⓘ
Gutenberg discontinuity seismology via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" ⓘ
Kepler-186f transit method ⓘ
Weywot imaging ⓘ
Diego Ruiz archaeological site (El Tajín) via predicate surface "typeOfDiscovery" ⓘ
Dactyl spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Jovian ring system spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Thelohania solenopsae microscopic examination of ant tissues via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
Thelohania solenopsae molecular diagnostics via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
NH (chemical symbol for nihonium)
surface form: nihonium
particle accelerator experiments ⓘ
Neutrino Cherenkov radiation in large volumes of water or ice via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
Neutrino Scintillation detectors via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
Neutrino Time Projection Chamber via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
surface form: Liquid argon time projection chambers
fermium-252 post–World War II nuclear research via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" ⓘ