Decomposition
E375615
Decomposition is a short story from David Benioff’s collection "When the Nines Roll Over," exploring themes of decay, change, and the unraveling of personal or artistic integrity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decomposition canonical | 1 |
| Précis de décomposition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3633306 — 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: Decomposition Context triple: [When the Nines Roll Over, hasStory, Decomposition]
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A.
near-decomposability
Near-decomposability is a systems theory concept describing complex systems that can be understood as loosely coupled subsystems whose internal interactions are much stronger than their interactions with other subsystems.
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B.
Fitting decomposition
Fitting decomposition is a fundamental theorem in group theory that expresses a finite group as a product of its largest nilpotent normal subgroup and a complementary subgroup, playing a key role in the structural analysis of groups.
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C.
Partition
"Partition" is a 2013 Beyoncé song from her self-titled visual album, known for its sensual lyrics, bass-heavy production, and provocative music video.
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D.
Breakdown
"Breakdown" is a 1976 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its moody groove, sparse arrangement, and status as one of the band's early signature tracks.
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E.
Composite
Composite is a structural design pattern that lets you treat individual objects and compositions of objects uniformly by organizing them into tree-like hierarchies.
- 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: Decomposition Target entity description: Decomposition is a short story from David Benioff’s collection "When the Nines Roll Over," exploring themes of decay, change, and the unraveling of personal or artistic integrity.
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A.
near-decomposability
Near-decomposability is a systems theory concept describing complex systems that can be understood as loosely coupled subsystems whose internal interactions are much stronger than their interactions with other subsystems.
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B.
Fitting decomposition
Fitting decomposition is a fundamental theorem in group theory that expresses a finite group as a product of its largest nilpotent normal subgroup and a complementary subgroup, playing a key role in the structural analysis of groups.
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C.
Partition
"Partition" is a 2013 Beyoncé song from her self-titled visual album, known for its sensual lyrics, bass-heavy production, and provocative music video.
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D.
Breakdown
"Breakdown" is a 1976 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its moody groove, sparse arrangement, and status as one of the band's early signature tracks.
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E.
Composite
Composite is a structural design pattern that lets you treat individual objects and compositions of objects uniformly by organizing them into tree-like hierarchies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | David Benioff ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationEra | early 2000s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | David Benioff ⓘ |
| genre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
novelist
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | When the Nines Roll Over and Other Stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
character-driven narrative
ⓘ
symbolism of decay ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fiction ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
artistic integrity
ⓘ
personal integrity ⓘ |
| partOf | When the Nines Roll Over ⓘ |
| publicationType | short fiction ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection |
Viking Press
ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
|
| theme |
change
ⓘ
decay ⓘ unraveling of artistic integrity ⓘ unraveling of personal integrity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Decomposition Description of subject: Decomposition is a short story from David Benioff’s collection "When the Nines Roll Over," exploring themes of decay, change, and the unraveling of personal or artistic integrity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Decomposition