Triple

T16162671
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Bouch E392215 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin" and widely used in many cultures and languages.
 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: [Thomas Bouch, 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: [Thomas Bouch, givenName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, was a 17th-century Italian nobleman and military commander of the House of Savoy who played a significant role in the Thirty Years' War and related European conflicts.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the young and initially reluctant prince of Delain who becomes the central figure in Stephen King’s fantasy novel "The Eyes of the Dragon," evolving from a manipulated child into a more self-aware and courageous ruler.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Robert Bugeaud, a 19th-century French military officer and colonial administrator known for his role in the conquest of Algeria.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of British entertainer Tommy Steele, a pioneering rock and roll singer and actor.
  • 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, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin" and widely used in many cultures and languages.
  • 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 first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
  • E. 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."
  • 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: [Thomas Bouch, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin" and widely used in many cultures and languages.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f1d32208190942e4e499a80c18c elicitation completed
NER batch_69e21e5ffba88190b9dc7bb9afb6fdf2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fffef96a088190a1c1728288a9c4ef ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a0004568ca08190bac451cf334ceac1 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a000314d288819099ca1e95124e2c12 nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m.