Against Infinity
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Against Infinity is a science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores human colonization and alien mystery on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Against Infinity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835538 — 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: Against Infinity Context triple: [Gregory Benford, notableWork, Against Infinity]
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A.
Orders of Infinity
"Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
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B.
The Infinite Plan
The Infinite Plan is a novel by Isabel Allende that follows the tumultuous life of a man seeking identity and meaning against the backdrop of mid-20th-century American social and political upheaval.
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C.
Infinite in All Directions (book)
Infinite in All Directions is a 1988 book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores cosmology, philosophy, ethics, and the future of humanity through a series of reflective essays and lectures.
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D.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
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E.
Infinitude (track)
"Infinitude" is a track from the album "Rosetta," likely contributing to the record’s overall atmospheric and conceptual musical narrative.
- 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: Against Infinity Target entity description: Against Infinity is a science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores human colonization and alien mystery on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
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A.
Beyond Infinity
Beyond Infinity is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores far-future cosmic evolution, advanced technology, and humanity’s place in an expanding universe.
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B.
Orders of Infinity
"Orders of Infinity" is a mathematical treatise by G. H. Hardy that systematically develops the theory of divergent series and the comparative growth rates of functions in analysis.
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C.
The Infinite Plan
The Infinite Plan is a novel by Isabel Allende that follows the tumultuous life of a man seeking identity and meaning against the backdrop of mid-20th-century American social and political upheaval.
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D.
Infinite in All Directions (book)
Infinite in All Directions is a 1988 book by physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson that explores cosmology, philosophy, ethics, and the future of humanity through a series of reflective essays and lectures.
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E.
Beyond Reason
"Beyond Reason" is a memoir by Margaret Trudeau in which she recounts her life as the wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and her personal struggles with mental health and public scrutiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Benford ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Rowena Morrill ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
human adaptation to hostile environments
ⓘ
mystery of non-human intelligences ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlienEntity |
The Aleph
ⓘ
linked to:
El Aleph
|
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 250 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | hard science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganymede
|
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
ⓘ
encounter with alien life ⓘ frontier exploration ⓘ human colonization of space ⓘ terraforming ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Manuel ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Timescape Books ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ganymede stories by Gregory Benford ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| setting |
Ganymede
ⓘ
Jupiter system ⓘ
linked to:
Jovian satellite system
|
| workOf | Gregory Benford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Against Infinity Description of subject: Against Infinity is a science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that explores human colonization and alien mystery on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
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