Triple

T5666718
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Müller E124874 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in many Western and Christian-influenced cultures.
 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 Müller, 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 Müller, givenName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, remembered for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the full given name of Tom Thibodeau, an American professional basketball coach known for his defensive-minded teams in the NBA.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, remembered for initially doubting the Resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a renowned British naval officer and radical politician of the 19th century.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the middle name of the British chemist and scientific adviser Henry Tizard.
  • 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 common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in many Western and Christian-influenced 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 name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • D. 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.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Hiddleston, known for his role as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • 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 Müller, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in many Western and Christian-influenced cultures.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c00828906881908966f270b8f130cf elicitation completed
NER batch_69c02345004081908858867be48d3885 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c059e39b7c81908c5eb3e940366562 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c06209c3588190a6ededf9c198d5c5 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c05e02edc48190938613946f19df01 nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:43 p.m.