invention

P56932
predicate

Indicates that one entity is the creator or originator of another entity, typically a device, method, or idea.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
invention canonical 26
inventedTrick 10
proposedInvention 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: invention
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is the creator or originator of another entity, typically a device, method, or idea.

Sample triples (42)

Subject Object
John Ambrose Fleming Fleming valve ⓘ
Gottfried Ungerboeck trellis-coded modulation ⓘ
Louis Braille Braille writing system ⓘ
linked to: Braille
Louis Braille Braille musical notation ⓘ
linked to: Braille
John Ridley mechanized stripping of grain heads from standing crops via predicate surface "inventionPurpose" ⓘ
Ali Javan helium–neon laser ⓘ
Ali Javan first gas laser ⓘ
Claude Berrou turbo codes ⓘ
Elisha Otis safety elevator ⓘ
Elisha Otis improved hoisting machinery ⓘ
Phalaris brazen bull via predicate surface "allegedInventionOf" ⓘ
Charles Cros Paleophone via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ
Charles Cros method for reproducing recorded sound via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ
Charles Cros method for trichromatic color photography via predicate surface "proposedInvention" ⓘ
Richard Jordan Gatling Gatling gun ⓘ
linked to: Gatling guns
Richard Jordan Gatling seed planter ⓘ
Richard Jordan Gatling rice sowing machine ⓘ
Richard Jordan Gatling steam plow ⓘ
Richard Jordan Gatling improvements to firearms mechanisms ⓘ
Sir Alec Jeffreys DNA fingerprinting ⓘ
Sir Alec Jeffreys DNA profiling methods ⓘ
Rodney Mullen kickflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen heelflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen impossible via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen 360 flip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen double kickflip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen casper slide via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen darkslide via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen ollie impossible via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen pressure flip via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Rodney Mullen flatground ollie variations via predicate surface "inventedTrick" ⓘ
Frederick Gardner Cottrell electrostatic precipitator ⓘ
Donald A. Glaser bubble chamber ⓘ
Theodore H. Maiman first operational ruby laser ⓘ
Mary Anderson to clear rain and debris from vehicle windshields via predicate surface "inventionPurpose" ⓘ
Robert Moog ladder filter ⓘ
Robert Moog voltage-controlled oscillator ⓘ
Robert Moog voltage-controlled filter ⓘ
Robert Moog voltage-controlled amplifier ⓘ
Elena Houghlin Calisto energy device ⓘ
Mr. Peabody WABAC machine ⓘ
Joseph Marie Jacquard Jacquard loom ⓘ