Pendleton State University

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Pendleton State University is the fictional Ohio college where the alien protagonist Dick Solomon poses as a physics professor in the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."

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Label	Occurrences
Pendleton State University canonical	7

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15565929 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Pendleton State University
Context triple: [Dick Solomon, worksAt, Pendleton State University]

A. University of Montana
The University of Montana is a public research university in Missoula known for its strong programs in environmental studies, creative writing, and the liberal arts.
B. Sinte Gleska University
Sinte Gleska University is a tribally controlled higher education institution on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, dedicated to serving the Sicangu Lakota community and preserving Lakota culture and language.
C. Northern State University
Northern State University is a public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs and regional focus on education and community engagement.
D. Denison
Denison is a city in north Texas known for its railroad heritage and as the birthplace of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
E. Denison
Denison is a given name most notably borne by the influential 19th-century English theologian and Christian socialist Frederick Denison Maurice.
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: Pendleton State University
Target entity description: Pendleton State University is the fictional Ohio college where the alien protagonist Dick Solomon poses as a physics professor in the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun."

A. University of Montana
The University of Montana is a public research university in Missoula known for its strong programs in environmental studies, creative writing, and the liberal arts.
B. Sinte Gleska University
Sinte Gleska University is a tribally controlled higher education institution on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, dedicated to serving the Sicangu Lakota community and preserving Lakota culture and language.
C. Northern State University
Northern State University is a public university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, known for its undergraduate and graduate programs and regional focus on education and community engagement.
D. Denison
Denison is a city in north Texas known for its railroad heritage and as the birthplace of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
E. Denison
Denison is a given name most notably borne by the influential 19th-century English theologian and Christian socialist Frederick Denison Maurice.
F. None of above. chosen