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Why some alpha + Evaluate return Pod, some return only return an Entity?

Here is an example

One guess is some direct match/index will return a Entity, if with some NLP of Input, then will return Pod

something like: If[EntityQ,Return@Entity,NLP@Return@Pod]

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  • I also get an entity. But Wolfram|Alpha output can depend on context and your location, so that might be the reason why you got something else ... – Szabolcs Oct 09 '15 at 20:32
  • Click on the expansion >> symbol next to the name – Bob Hanlon Oct 09 '15 at 20:58
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    Isn't it just that some entities don't have representations in Mathematica? WolframAlpha has a broader internal representation system than Mathematica does. – Patrick Stevens Oct 10 '15 at 12:40
  • @Bob Maybe, when the result is too large, we should expand the result manullay by clicking on the expansion. – HyperGroups Oct 10 '15 at 13:17
  • What version of Mathematica are you using and what does CurrentValue[$FrontEnd, {PrivateFrontEndOptions, "WolframAlphaSettings"}] return? – Karsten7 Dec 09 '15 at 13:00

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It looks like you're crossing types of input

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For Me, '=' and ctl + '=' return no pod, just an entity- and '==' always returns a pod.

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Prefer not to say, more than a perception, but an answer...

On OSX 10.11 and Mathematica 10.0.2.0 no problems so far

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