Tangents
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Tangents are small metal blades in a clavichord that strike and divide the strings to produce different musical pitches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tangents canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6526026 — 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: Tangents Context triple: [Clavichord, usesComponent, Tangents]
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A.
Tusi couple
The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
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B.
Several Circles
Several Circles is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that explores pure geometric forms and color relationships through a dynamic composition of overlapping circles.
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C.
Trigon
Trigon is a powerful demonic supervillain in the Teen Titans universe, best known as Raven’s tyrannical father and a major cosmic threat.
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D.
Tangen
Tangen is a former settlement in Norway that was incorporated into the city of Drammen through a municipal merger.
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E.
Circles
"Circles" is a song featured on Bill Callahan's album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
- 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: Tangents Target entity description: Tangents are small metal blades in a clavichord that strike and divide the strings to produce different musical pitches.
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A.
Tusi couple
The Tusi couple is a geometric device from medieval Islamic astronomy that generates linear motion from the sum of two circular motions, later influencing Copernican models of planetary motion.
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B.
Several Circles
Several Circles is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that explores pure geometric forms and color relationships through a dynamic composition of overlapping circles.
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C.
Trigon
Trigon is a powerful demonic supervillain in the Teen Titans universe, best known as Raven’s tyrannical father and a major cosmic threat.
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D.
Tangen
Tangen is a former settlement in Norway that was incorporated into the city of Drammen through a municipal merger.
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E.
Circles
"Circles" is a song featured on Bill Callahan's album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metal blade
ⓘ
musical instrument component ⓘ |
| affects | speaking length of the string ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early keyboard performance practice ⓘ |
| canCause | string wear at contact point ⓘ |
| category |
pitch-producing element of clavichord
ⓘ
string-contacting device ⓘ |
| contactType | striking and stopping the string at a point ⓘ |
| determines | vibrating portion of the string ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
harpsichord plectra
ⓘ
piano hammers ⓘ |
| enables |
dynamic control by finger pressure
ⓘ
vibrato-like effect (bebung) ⓘ |
| function |
to determine musical pitch
ⓘ
to divide clavichord strings ⓘ to strike clavichord strings ⓘ |
| historicalUse | common in Baroque keyboard instruments ⓘ |
| inContactWith | clavichord strings ⓘ |
| influences | intonation of the note ⓘ |
| locatedOn | back end of clavichord keys ⓘ |
| maintenance | may need occasional reshaping or adjustment ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| mechanicallyConnectedTo | clavichord key levers ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | fretted string division ⓘ |
| partOf | clavichord action ⓘ |
| positioning | mounted vertically at rear of key ⓘ |
| produces | sustained tone while key is depressed ⓘ |
| requires | precise alignment with strings ⓘ |
| shape | narrow vertical blade ⓘ |
| usedFor | both melody and accompaniment on clavichord ⓘ |
| usedIn | clavichord ⓘ |
| worksBy | remaining in contact with the string during sounding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tangents Description of subject: Tangents are small metal blades in a clavichord that strike and divide the strings to produce different musical pitches.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.