imperial pound
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The imperial pound is a traditional British unit of mass used in the Imperial system, equal to 16 ounces and slightly heavier than the modern international avoirdupois pound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| imperial pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16398749 — 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: imperial pound Context triple: [British Imperial units, hasUnit, imperial pound]
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A.
pound (unit of currency)
The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.
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B.
Massachusetts pound
The Massachusetts pound was a colonial-era currency used in Massachusetts before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
Virginia pound
The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.
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D.
Pennsylvania pound
The Pennsylvania pound was a colonial-era currency used in Pennsylvania and neighboring regions, valued differently from the British pound sterling and issued in both paper and coin forms.
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E.
shilling–pound system
The shilling–pound system was a pre-decimal British-style currency structure in which values were expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence.
- 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: imperial pound Target entity description: The imperial pound is a traditional British unit of mass used in the Imperial system, equal to 16 ounces and slightly heavier than the modern international avoirdupois pound.
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A.
pound (unit of currency)
The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.
-
B.
Massachusetts pound
The Massachusetts pound was a colonial-era currency used in Massachusetts before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
Virginia pound
The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.
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D.
Pennsylvania pound
The Pennsylvania pound was a colonial-era currency used in Pennsylvania and neighboring regions, valued differently from the British pound sterling and issued in both paper and coin forms.
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E.
shilling–pound system
The shilling–pound system was a pre-decimal British-style currency structure in which values were expressed in pounds, shillings, and pence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.