John W. Wood
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John W. Wood was an American mathematician known for his contributions to topology and geometry, particularly in connection with the Milnor–Wood inequality.
All labels observed (1)
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| John W. Wood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11219447 — 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: John W. Wood Context triple: [Milnor–Wood inequality, namedAfter, John W. Wood]
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A.
Charles W. Woodward
Charles W. Woodward was a prominent figure significant enough in his community or field to have a high school named in his honor.
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B.
Donald C. Wood
Donald C. Wood is a business executive best known for leading Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major U.S. real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
George W. Edmonds
George W. Edmonds was one of the original founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, a historically African American collegiate Greek-letter organization.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- 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: John W. Wood Target entity description: John W. Wood was an American mathematician known for his contributions to topology and geometry, particularly in connection with the Milnor–Wood inequality.
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A.
Charles W. Woodward
Charles W. Woodward was a prominent figure significant enough in his community or field to have a high school named in his honor.
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B.
Donald C. Wood
Donald C. Wood is a business executive best known for leading Federal Realty Investment Trust, a major U.S. real estate investment trust specializing in retail and mixed-use properties.
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C.
Richard T. Wetherald
Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
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D.
George W. Edmonds
George W. Edmonds was one of the original founders of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, a historically African American collegiate Greek-letter organization.
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E.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.