Triple

T11591576
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tommy Leach E274894 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.
 E67625 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thomas | Statement: [Tommy Leach, givenName, Thomas]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Tommy Leach, givenName, Thomas]
  • A. John
    John is the husband of Martha Rainsborough.
  • B. John
    John is the first name of Pete Ricketts, an American businessman and politician who has served as governor of Nebraska.
  • C. John
    John Seigenthaler was an American journalist, editor, and civil rights advocate best known for his long tenure at The Tennessean and his work promoting First Amendment rights.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of John Vlissides, a software engineer best known as one of the “Gang of Four” authors of the influential book *Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software*.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor.
  • 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: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thomas
Triple: [Tommy Leach, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d894643ae48190837502b713f5b9c6 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e713bcc0048190bec14ac4ab84d51d ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e72353c19c8190b7a579e9af823872 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e720fc0f38819083bd15169f2ce4bb nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.