discoveryMethod

P7311
predicate

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

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
Sinope telescopic observation
Herse ground-based telescope observations
S/2003 J 2 ground-based telescope observations
S/2011 J 1 ground-based telescope observations
S/2017 J 2 telescopic survey
S/2017 J 2 surveys for distant Jovian satellites via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext"
SPT-SZ camera Sunyaev–Zel’dovich effect via predicate surface "detectionMethod" NERFINISHED
DeepCore subarray Cherenkov light detection via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Intel SHA Extensions CPUID instruction via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Tau Ceti b radial velocity
Tau Ceti b Bayesian analysis of precision radial-velocity data via predicate surface "discoveryTechniqueDetail"
Amalthea telescopic observation
Lysithea ground-based optical observation
Tau Ceti d radial velocity
Tau Ceti c radial velocity
AMANDA experiment Cherenkov radiation via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Tvashtar Paterae spacecraft imaging
Io plasma torus ultraviolet observations
Tethys Trojan group discovered via Earth-based telescopic observations via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext"
Saturn XIII Voyager 1 via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED
RDS-1 test airborne radioactive sampling via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Tethys Trojan moons
surface form: Telesto
ground-based telescope imaging
Tethys Trojan moons
surface form: Calypso
ground-based telescope imaging
Saturn XIV
surface form: Calypso
ground-based telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing"
Whirlwind Inlet aerial exploration
Rosalila temple tunnel excavation
charm quark electron–positron annihilation experiments
Céide Fields observation of stone piles during turf cutting
Valhalla impact structure spacecraft imaging
VERITAS Cherenkov light from air showers via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
XMASS scintillation light detection via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
KamLAND experiment inverse beta decay via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
NEWAGE directional dark matter detection via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Woodburnodon fragmentary fossils via predicate surface "discoveryBasis"
Amatérská Cave speleological exploration
Zeng state 20th-century archaeological excavations via predicate surface "discoveredThrough"
StackGuard checking integrity of canary value before function return via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
endoplasmic reticulum electron microscopy
51 Pegasi b radial velocity
GW150914 direct gravitational-wave detection via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod"
GW170817 gravitational-wave detection via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod"
GW170817 electromagnetic observation via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod"
Aegean scripts archaeological excavations in Crete via predicate surface "discoveredThrough"
Aegean scripts archaeological excavations in mainland Greece via predicate surface "discoveredThrough"
Dirk Coster X-ray spectroscopy NERFINISHED
π/4 DQPSK differential detection via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
π/4 DQPSK coherent detection with carrier recovery via predicate surface "detectionMethod"
Pavlov C spacecraft imaging
Gagarin (walled plain) lunar imaging via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod"
Ashra experiment wide-field optical imaging via predicate surface "detectionMethod"