Copper
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Copper is a supporting character in John Carpenter's 1982 horror film "The Thing," serving as the camp doctor alongside R.J. MacReady at the Antarctic research station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Copper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16848031 — 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: Copper Context triple: [R.J. MacReady, hasCompanionCharacter, Copper]
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A.
Copper
Copper is one of the animal mascots created to represent and promote the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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B.
Copper
Copper is a period crime drama television series set in 19th-century New York City, created by Tom Fontana and others.
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C.
copper (chemical element)
Copper is a reddish-brown, highly conductive metallic element widely used in electrical wiring, electronics, and alloys such as bronze and brass.
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D.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element and transition metal known for its hardness, corrosion resistance, and widespread use in alloys and batteries.
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E.
Cobalt
Cobalt is the episode of Fear the Walking Dead that marks the introduction of the character Victor Strand.
- 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: Copper Target entity description: Copper is a supporting character in John Carpenter's 1982 horror film "The Thing," serving as the camp doctor alongside R.J. MacReady at the Antarctic research station.
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A.
Copper
Copper is one of the animal mascots created to represent and promote the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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B.
Copper
Copper is a period crime drama television series set in 19th-century New York City, created by Tom Fontana and others.
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C.
copper (chemical element)
Copper is a reddish-brown, highly conductive metallic element widely used in electrical wiring, electronics, and alloys such as bronze and brass.
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D.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element and transition metal known for its hardness, corrosion resistance, and widespread use in alloys and batteries.
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E.
Cobalt
Cobalt is the episode of Fear the Walking Dead that marks the introduction of the character Victor Strand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.