The Joy of x
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The Joy of x is a popular mathematics book by Steven Strogatz that uses everyday stories and clear explanations to reveal the beauty and relevance of math in daily life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Joy of x canonical | 4 |
| The Joy of x (New York Times column) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6938730 — 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: The Joy of x Context triple: [Euler Book Prize, notableRecipientWork, The Joy of x]
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A.
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
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B.
The Great Mathematical Problems
The Great Mathematical Problems is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that explores some of the most famous unsolved and historically significant problems in mathematics for a general audience.
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C.
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
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D.
The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
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E.
What Is the What
What Is the What is a biographical novel by Dave Eggers that recounts the harrowing life story of Sudanese Lost Boy Valentino Achak Deng.
- 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: The Joy of x Target entity description: The Joy of x is a popular mathematics book by Steven Strogatz that uses everyday stories and clear explanations to reveal the beauty and relevance of math in daily life.
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A.
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World
In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World is a popular science book by mathematician Ian Stewart that explores the history, impact, and ideas behind seventeen landmark mathematical equations that have shaped modern civilization.
-
B.
The Great Mathematical Problems
The Great Mathematical Problems is a popular mathematics book by Ian Stewart that explores some of the most famous unsolved and historically significant problems in mathematics for a general audience.
-
C.
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities is a popular science book that presents an entertaining collection of mathematical puzzles, paradoxes, anecdotes, and surprising facts aimed at a general audience.
-
D.
The Beginning of Infinity
The Beginning of Infinity is a philosophical and scientific book by physicist David Deutsch that explores the nature of knowledge, progress, and the potential for unbounded human improvement through better explanations.
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E.
What Is the What
What Is the What is a biographical novel by Dave Eggers that recounts the harrowing life story of Sudanese Lost Boy Valentino Achak Deng.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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person ⓘ popular mathematics book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain mathematics through everyday stories
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make mathematics accessible ⓘ show the relevance of mathematics in daily life ⓘ |
| author | Steven Strogatz ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Joy of x column in The New York Times ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| coversTopic |
algebra
ⓘ
arithmetic ⓘ calculus ⓘ complex numbers ⓘ exponential growth ⓘ geometry ⓘ infinity ⓘ logarithms ⓘ mathematical modeling ⓘ probability ⓘ statistics ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular mathematics ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
beauty of mathematics
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intuition in mathematics ⓘ mathematics in everyday life ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
ⓘ
non-specialist readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connecting abstract math to daily experience
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making advanced mathematical ideas accessible ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| publisher |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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linked to:
Houghton Mifflin
|
| style |
expository
ⓘ
informal ⓘ narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
mathematical thinking ⓘ mathematics ⓘ |
| uses |
everyday situations
ⓘ
real-life examples ⓘ stories ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Steven Strogatz ⓘ |
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: The Joy of x Description of subject: The Joy of x is a popular mathematics book by Steven Strogatz that uses everyday stories and clear explanations to reveal the beauty and relevance of math in daily life.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.