Close to Critical
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Close to Critical is a hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement that explores survival and environmental extremes on a high-gravity alien world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Close to Critical canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9548671 — 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: Close to Critical Context triple: [Hal Clement, notableWork, Close to Critical]
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A.
This Close
This Close is a groundbreaking dramedy television series created by and starring deaf writers/actors, exploring the lives and relationships of two deaf best friends in Los Angeles.
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B.
Close Edge
"Close Edge" is a track by rapper and actor Mos Def from his genre-blending 2004 album *The New Danger*.
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C.
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin is a 1990 American thriller film starring Gene Hackman as a district attorney protecting a murder witness aboard a moving train.
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D.
Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort is an American sitcom from the 1980s starring Ted Knight as a protective father and cartoonist living with his adult daughters in San Francisco.
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E.
Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal is a 2015 action-comedy film about a teenage assassin trying to live a normal high school life, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson.
- 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: Close to Critical Target entity description: Close to Critical is a hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement that explores survival and environmental extremes on a high-gravity alien world.
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A.
This Close
This Close is a groundbreaking dramedy television series created by and starring deaf writers/actors, exploring the lives and relationships of two deaf best friends in Los Angeles.
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B.
Close Edge
"Close Edge" is a track by rapper and actor Mos Def from his genre-blending 2004 album *The New Danger*.
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C.
Narrow Margin
Narrow Margin is a 1990 American thriller film starring Gene Hackman as a district attorney protecting a murder witness aboard a moving train.
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D.
Too Close for Comfort
Too Close for Comfort is an American sitcom from the 1980s starring Ted Knight as a protective father and cartoonist living with his adult daughters in San Francisco.
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E.
Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal is a 2015 action-comedy film about a teenage assassin trying to live a normal high school life, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Samuel L. Jackson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard science fiction work
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Hal Clement ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Hal Clement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasis |
alien ecology
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physics-based worldbuilding ⓘ |
| explores |
adaptation to hostile environments
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interaction between humans and alien environment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
extreme gravity
ⓘ
planetary environment ⓘ |
| genre |
hard science fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRealName | Harry Clement Stubbs ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasScienceDiscipline |
astronomy
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ecology ⓘ physics ⓘ planetology ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | planetary science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age-style hard SF tradition ⓘ |
| literarySetting | high-gravity alien world ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | scientifically rigorous ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
environmental extremes
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survival ⓘ |
| workOf | Hal Clement bibliography ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Close to Critical Description of subject: Close to Critical is a hard science fiction novel by Hal Clement that explores survival and environmental extremes on a high-gravity alien world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.