Triple

T14463673
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lewis E358648 entity
Predicate hasHomograph P32881 FINISHED
Object Lewis (family name)
Lewis is a common English-language surname of Welsh and English origin, borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as literature, science, and politics.
 E1102824 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: Lewis (family name) | Statement: [Lewis, hasHomograph, Lewis (family name)]

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: Lewis (family name)
Context triple: [Lewis, hasHomograph, Lewis (family name)]
  • A. Lincoln (surname)
    Lincoln is an English surname of Old English origin, most famously associated with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and the historic city of Lincoln in England.
  • B. Douglas (surname)
    Douglas (surname) is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origin historically associated with a powerful Lowland clan and widely borne in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Hamilton (surname)
    Hamilton is a common Scottish and English surname of Norman origin, borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
  • D. Smith (surname)
    Smith is a common English occupational surname originally denoting a metalworker or blacksmith.
  • E. Miller (surname)
    Miller is a common occupational surname of English and Scottish origin, traditionally given to people who operated mills.
  • 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: Lewis (family name)
Target entity description: Lewis is a common English-language surname of Welsh and English origin, borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as literature, science, and politics.
  • A. Lincoln (surname)
    Lincoln is an English surname of Old English origin, most famously associated with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and the historic city of Lincoln in England.
  • B. Douglas (surname)
    Douglas (surname) is a Scottish family name of Gaelic origin historically associated with a powerful Lowland clan and widely borne in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Hamilton (surname)
    Hamilton is a common Scottish and English surname of Norman origin, borne by numerous notable figures in politics, science, and the arts.
  • D. Smith (surname)
    Smith is a common English occupational surname originally denoting a metalworker or blacksmith.
  • E. Miller (surname)
    Miller is a common occupational surname of English and Scottish origin, traditionally given to people who operated mills.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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: Lewis (family name)
Triple: [Lewis, hasHomograph, Lewis (family name)]
Generated description
Lewis is a common English-language surname of Welsh and English origin, borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as literature, science, and politics.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d82794dfa081909b9134ad2e32244b elicitation completed
NER batch_69de91ad67bc81908ecdaa7262f6dc55 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fd6d890be88190afe61dde0d1e75a8 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fd6f99a9e481909c52413f682e4d15 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fd6f45e7a881909bd584cb9596a563 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.