Triple

T12132965
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Forever War E288979 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object William Mandella
William Mandella is the soldier-protagonist of Joe Haldeman’s science fiction novel "The Forever War," whose experiences highlight the psychological and social costs of relativistic interstellar warfare.
 E970503 NE FINISHED

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: William Mandella
Context triple: [The Forever War, mainCharacter, William Mandella]
  • A. John Molo
    John Molo is an American drummer best known for his work in rock and jam band circles, including collaborations with members of the Grateful Dead.
  • B. Richard Madsen
    Richard Madsen is an American sociologist and scholar of Chinese society and culture, known for his influential work on religion, morality, and modernity, often in collaboration with Robert N. Bellah.
  • C. Alexander Mebane
    Alexander Mebane was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • D. Mazzini Dunn
    Mazzini Dunn is a mild, well-meaning but ineffectual businessman and father in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Heartbreak House," embodying the genteel incompetence of the Edwardian middle class.
  • E. Malcolm Byrne
    Malcolm Byrne is a historian and analyst known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and declassified government documents, often in collaboration with fellow researcher Peter Kornbluh.
  • 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: William Mandella
Target entity description: William Mandella is the soldier-protagonist of Joe Haldeman’s science fiction novel "The Forever War," whose experiences highlight the psychological and social costs of relativistic interstellar warfare.
  • A. John Molo
    John Molo is an American drummer best known for his work in rock and jam band circles, including collaborations with members of the Grateful Dead.
  • B. Richard Madsen
    Richard Madsen is an American sociologist and scholar of Chinese society and culture, known for his influential work on religion, morality, and modernity, often in collaboration with Robert N. Bellah.
  • C. Alexander Mebane
    Alexander Mebane was an American Revolutionary War officer and early North Carolina politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • D. Mazzini Dunn
    Mazzini Dunn is a mild, well-meaning but ineffectual businessman and father in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Heartbreak House," embodying the genteel incompetence of the Edwardian middle class.
  • E. Malcolm Byrne
    Malcolm Byrne is a historian and analyst known for his work on U.S. foreign policy and declassified government documents, often in collaboration with fellow researcher Peter Kornbluh.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab4b5e4c81909950b17151eb0951 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d9158b34648190b5eecdf9b07fbb3f ner completed
NED1 batch_69f60a79dd148190835c2679fb2df3b1 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f60ee037bc8190be486e30e03031a7 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f60dbe4f788190a3b4be4b31cfbffa nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:49 p.m.