Triple

T15125535
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert Leigh Holman E361278 entity
Predicate hasFamilyName P18 FINISHED
Object Holman
Holman is a family surname shared by various notable individuals across different fields.
 E1139381 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: Holman | Statement: [Herbert Leigh Holman, hasFamilyName, Holman]

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: Holman
Context triple: [Herbert Leigh Holman, hasFamilyName, Holman]
  • A. Holman
    Holman is the former name of Ulukhaktok, a remote Inuit community located on Victoria Island in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
  • B. Holt
    Holt is a historic market town in the county of Norfolk, England, known for its Georgian architecture and proximity to the North Norfolk coast.
  • C. Holt
    Holt is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
  • D. Holt
    Holt is a surname most prominently associated with Rush Holt Jr., an American physicist and former U.S. congressman from New Jersey.
  • E. Holt
    Holt is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, known for its historic bridge over the River Dee and its proximity to the town of Rossett.
  • 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: Holman
Target entity description: Holman is a family surname shared by various notable individuals across different fields.
  • A. Holman
    Holman is the former name of Ulukhaktok, a remote Inuit community located on Victoria Island in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
  • B. Holt
    Holt is a historic market town in the county of Norfolk, England, known for its Georgian architecture and proximity to the North Norfolk coast.
  • C. Holt
    Holt is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
  • D. Holt
    Holt is a surname most prominently associated with Rush Holt Jr., an American physicist and former U.S. congressman from New Jersey.
  • E. Holt
    Holt is a village in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, known for its historic bridge over the River Dee and its proximity to the town of Rossett.
  • 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: Holman
Triple: [Herbert Leigh Holman, hasFamilyName, Holman]
Generated description
Holman is a family surname shared by various notable individuals across different fields.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85a06450081909c5a14ea9851a15e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e005a1b9288190954f2d92549805e5 ner completed
NED1 batch_69feb7f67f6c81909723c13255306668 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69feba0d2ad081908f637740e8714cc1 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69feb988f17c81908ea237e413d4adb1 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:06 a.m.