Obsidian
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Obsidian is a dark, nearly black color variant commonly used as a sleek, premium finish for electronic devices such as smartphones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obsidian canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T641435 — 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: Obsidian Context triple: [Pixel 7, colorOption, Obsidian]
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A.
Lapis Niger
Lapis Niger is an ancient black stone shrine and inscribed pavement in Rome’s Forum Romanum, traditionally associated with early Roman religious or funerary practices and sometimes linked to the legendary king Romulus.
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B.
Quartz
Quartz is a digital news outlet known for its global business journalism, data-driven reporting, and mobile-first storytelling.
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C.
Black Stone
The Black Stone is a revered Islamic relic set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, which pilgrims traditionally try to touch or kiss during the Hajj and Umrah rituals.
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D.
Luster
Luster is a minor but significant character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," serving as a young Black caretaker to Benjy Compson and reflecting the social and racial dynamics of the Compson household.
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E.
Stone
Stone is a market town in Staffordshire, England, known historically for its canal and brewing heritage.
- 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: Obsidian Target entity description: Obsidian is a dark, nearly black color variant commonly used as a sleek, premium finish for electronic devices such as smartphones.
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A.
Lapis Niger
Lapis Niger is an ancient black stone shrine and inscribed pavement in Rome’s Forum Romanum, traditionally associated with early Roman religious or funerary practices and sometimes linked to the legendary king Romulus.
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B.
Quartz
Quartz is a digital news outlet known for its global business journalism, data-driven reporting, and mobile-first storytelling.
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C.
Black Stone
The Black Stone is a revered Islamic relic set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, which pilgrims traditionally try to touch or kiss during the Hajj and Umrah rituals.
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D.
Luster
Luster is a minor but significant character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," serving as a young Black caretaker to Benjy Compson and reflecting the social and racial dynamics of the Compson household.
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E.
Stone
Stone is a market town in Staffordshire, England, known historically for its canal and brewing heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
color
ⓘ
product finish ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
high-end products
ⓘ
minimalist design ⓘ modern aesthetics ⓘ |
| colorFamily | black ⓘ |
| commonMaterialContext |
glass backs
ⓘ
metal device frames ⓘ plastic housings ⓘ |
| marketPositioning | premium option ⓘ |
| namingInspiredBy | obsidian (volcanic glass) ⓘ |
| perceivedQualities |
elegant
ⓘ
luxurious ⓘ professional ⓘ |
| targetAudience | users preferring understated designs ⓘ |
| typicalAppearance |
dark
ⓘ
nearly black ⓘ |
| typicalFinish |
premium
ⓘ
sleek ⓘ |
| typicalUseContext |
device color options list
ⓘ
marketing materials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consumer electronics
ⓘ
electronic devices ⓘ smartphones ⓘ |
| visualEffect |
deep dark tone
ⓘ
low-saturation black ⓘ |
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: Obsidian Description of subject: Obsidian is a dark, nearly black color variant commonly used as a sleek, premium finish for electronic devices such as smartphones.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.