Triple

T8731945
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Howell E207275 entity
Predicate isRelatedName P3889 FINISHED
Object Howells E41212 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: Howells | Statement: [Howell, isRelatedName, Howells]

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: Howells
Context triple: [Howell, isRelatedName, Howells]
  • A. Howells chosen
    Howells is a surname most notably associated with William Dean Howells, a prominent 19th-century American realist author and literary critic.
  • B. John Howells
    John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
  • C. Hueffer
    Hueffer is the original surname of the English novelist and critic Ford Madox Ford, used before he changed his name during World War I.
  • D. Howells & Stokes
    Howells & Stokes was an early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent commercial and institutional buildings, particularly in New York City.
  • E. Haardt
    Haardt is a district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, known for its scenic location along the German Wine Route and proximity to the Palatinate Forest.
  • 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_69ca8358e4008190898471a59b96c301 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc5d27efb88190b42d5bc9774d9c63 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cf42b0f5808190863a1ca3c4e9c8d1 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:37 p.m.