Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
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"Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Compact History of Infinity | 1 |
| Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity Context triple: [David Foster Wallace, notableWork, Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity]
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A.
Satan, Cantor, and Infinity
"Satan, Cantor, and Infinity" is a popular logic and mathematics book by Raymond Smullyan that presents puzzles and paradoxes through playful dialogues and stories.
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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 History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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D.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
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E.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity Target entity description: "Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
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A.
Satan, Cantor, and Infinity
"Satan, Cantor, and Infinity" is a popular logic and mathematics book by Raymond Smullyan that presents puzzles and paradoxes through playful dialogues and stories.
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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 History of Everything
"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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D.
The Measure of Reality
The Measure of Reality is a historical study by Alfred W. Crosby that explores how quantification and measurement transformed Western thought and culture from the Middle Ages onward.
-
E.
A Mathematician's Apology
A Mathematician's Apology is G. H. Hardy’s classic reflective essay that defends the aesthetic value of pure mathematics and offers a candid, personal account of the mathematician’s life and creative process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular mathematics book ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedFor | technical inaccuracies ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Cantor’s diagonal argument
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linked to:
Cantor’s theorem
actual infinity ⓘ cardinality of sets ⓘ countable infinity ⓘ infinite series ⓘ limits ⓘ paradoxes of infinity ⓘ potential infinity ⓘ uncountable infinity ⓘ |
| features |
historical narrative
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informal commentary ⓘ rigorous exposition ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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history of science ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 510.1 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393003383 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | QA248 .W35 2003 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~320 ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed critical reception ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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mathematically inclined readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | book ⓘ |
| notableFigureDiscussed |
Bernhard Riemann
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Galileo Galilei ⓘ Georg Cantor ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ Isaac Newton ⓘ Richard Dedekind ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Great Discoveries ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
ambitious scope
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engaging prose ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| style |
conversational
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footnote-heavy ⓘ idiosyncratic ⓘ |
| subject |
calculus
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history of mathematics ⓘ infinity ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ set theory ⓘ |
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Subject: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity Description of subject: "Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity" is a non-fiction book by David Foster Wallace that explores the mathematical concept of infinity through a blend of rigorous exposition, historical narrative, and the author’s distinctive literary style.
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linked to: Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity