phrase "less is more"
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The phrase "less is more" is a minimalist design and aesthetic principle emphasizing simplicity, clarity, and the power of restraint.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| phrase "less is more" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T731129 — 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: phrase "less is more" Context triple: [Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, coinOrPopularized, phrase "less is more"]
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A.
The Minimalist Program
The Minimalist Program is a major theoretical framework in generative linguistics, developed by Noam Chomsky, that seeks to explain the properties of human language through the simplest and most economical principles and mechanisms.
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B.
No More Words
"No More Words" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on the final years and declining health of her mother, aviator and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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C.
the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s famous aphorism expressing his view that our capacity to think, understand, and experience reality is bounded by the structure and scope of our language.
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D.
The best or nothing
"The best or nothing" is the brand slogan of Mercedes-Benz, expressing its commitment to uncompromising quality, luxury, and engineering excellence.
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“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
- 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: phrase "less is more" Target entity description: The phrase "less is more" is a minimalist design and aesthetic principle emphasizing simplicity, clarity, and the power of restraint.
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A.
The Minimalist Program
The Minimalist Program is a major theoretical framework in generative linguistics, developed by Noam Chomsky, that seeks to explain the properties of human language through the simplest and most economical principles and mechanisms.
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B.
No More Words
"No More Words" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on the final years and declining health of her mother, aviator and author Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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C.
the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s famous aphorism expressing his view that our capacity to think, understand, and experience reality is bounded by the structure and scope of our language.
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D.
The best or nothing
"The best or nothing" is the brand slogan of Mercedes-Benz, expressing its commitment to uncompromising quality, luxury, and engineering excellence.
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E.
“On What There Is”
“On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aphorism
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design principle ⓘ phrase ⓘ slogan ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
branding
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interior spaces ⓘ layout design ⓘ photography composition ⓘ presentation design ⓘ product design ⓘ typography ⓘ web design ⓘ writing style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
clarity
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minimalism ⓘ modernist design ⓘ restraint ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
clutter
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maximalism ⓘ ornamentation ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
quality is more important than quantity
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removing nonessential elements improves clarity ⓘ restraint in design leads to elegance ⓘ simplicity can create stronger impact than complexity ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
clean lines and open space
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economy of means ⓘ focus on essential functions ⓘ minimal use of decorative elements ⓘ reduction of visual noise ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
discipline
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efficiency ⓘ elegance ⓘ focus ⓘ refinement ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedInField |
architecture
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fashion design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ interior design ⓘ literature ⓘ music production ⓘ user experience design ⓘ user interface design ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
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: phrase "less is more" Description of subject: The phrase "less is more" is a minimalist design and aesthetic principle emphasizing simplicity, clarity, and the power of restraint.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.