Triple

T17715619
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas W. Sherman E442189 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas — NE NERFINISHED

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 W. Sherman, 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 given name of Thomas Robert Bugeaud, a 19th-century French military officer and colonial administrator known for his role in the conquest of Algeria.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of British entertainer Tommy Steele, a pioneering rock and roll singer and actor.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is a character in Simon Gray's stage play "Quartermaine's Terms," which explores the personal and professional lives of teachers at a 1960s Cambridge language school.
  • 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, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • 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 first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8b9ec79688190b86bdcef85a7b3aa elicitation completed
NER batch_69e47480955481908fa0d3d34aaedd48 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:06 a.m.