Triple

T7247927
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject W. A. Nesfield E156523 entity
Predicate servedIn P253 FINISHED
Object British Army E789 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: British Army | Statement: [W. A. Nesfield, servedIn, British Army]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

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: British Army
Context triple: [W. A. Nesfield, servedIn, British Army]
  • A. British Army chosen
    The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.
  • B. English Army
    The English Army was the land warfare force of the Kingdom of England prior to its unification into the British Army in the early 18th century.
  • C. British forces
    British forces were the military units of the United Kingdom, encompassing the British Army, Royal Navy, and later the Royal Air Force, that enforced British rule and fought in conflicts across the British Empire and beyond.
  • D. United Kingdom Field Army
    The United Kingdom Field Army is the primary operational-level land force of the British Army, responsible for commanding and deploying its combat formations on operations and exercises.
  • E. British Armed Forces
    The British Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the United Kingdom, encompassing its army, navy, and air force responsible for national defense and overseas operations.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c68827b5e481908dc05e145b2c92d4 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6ea749fb08190841c0aa8c5bd0727 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7db1278b08190bab9f01287040492 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:56 p.m.