Sam Beckett is a physicist and time traveler
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Sam Beckett is the main protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Quantum Leap," a brilliant physicist who becomes unstuck in time and "leaps" into other people's lives to correct historical mistakes.
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| Sam Beckett is a physicist and time traveler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13871114 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sam Beckett is a physicist and time traveler Context triple: [Quantum Leap, characterRole, Sam Beckett is a physicist and time traveler]
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A.
Zachary DeLorean
Zachary DeLorean is the son of famed automotive engineer and DeLorean Motor Company founder John Z. DeLorean.
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B.
Albert Einstein (character)
Albert Einstein (character) is a fictionalized stage portrayal of the famed physicist, depicted as a young, witty, and contemplative thinker in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."
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C.
Hugh Everett III
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for proposing the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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D.
Jacques Bergerac
Jacques Bergerac was a French actor and businessman known for his film roles in the 1950s and 1960s and for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood stars.
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E.
Dr. Peters in 12 Monkeys
Dr. Peters in *12 Monkeys* is the quietly fanatical virologist who ultimately releases the deadly virus that devastates humanity in the film.
- 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: Sam Beckett is a physicist and time traveler Target entity description: Sam Beckett is the main protagonist of the science fiction TV series "Quantum Leap," a brilliant physicist who becomes unstuck in time and "leaps" into other people's lives to correct historical mistakes.
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A.
Zachary DeLorean
Zachary DeLorean is the son of famed automotive engineer and DeLorean Motor Company founder John Z. DeLorean.
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B.
Albert Einstein (character)
Albert Einstein (character) is a fictionalized stage portrayal of the famed physicist, depicted as a young, witty, and contemplative thinker in Steve Martin’s play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile."
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C.
Hugh Everett III
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for proposing the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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D.
Jacques Bergerac
Jacques Bergerac was a French actor and businessman known for his film roles in the 1950s and 1960s and for his high-profile marriages to Hollywood stars.
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E.
Dr. Peters in 12 Monkeys
Dr. Peters in *12 Monkeys* is the quietly fanatical virologist who ultimately releases the deadly virus that devastates humanity in the film.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.