David McClean
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David McClean is a psychologist in Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt” who analyzes the family’s high-tech nursery and warns of its dangerous influence on the children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David McClean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19894070 — 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: David McClean Context triple: [The Veldt, featuresCharacter, David McClean]
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A.
Mark Sutcliffe
Mark Sutcliffe is a Canadian politician, former broadcaster, and entrepreneur who serves as the mayor of Ottawa.
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B.
Alexander Scammell
Alexander Scammell was an American Revolutionary War officer noted for his close service under George Washington and his leadership in several key campaigns before his death at the Siege of Yorktown.
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C.
Charles McKeown
Charles McKeown is a British actor and screenwriter best known for his frequent collaborations with director Terry Gilliam on films such as "Brazil" and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen."
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D.
James Marwick
James Marwick was a Scottish-born accountant and co-founder of the global professional services firm that became KPMG.
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E.
Christopher Seaman
Christopher Seaman is a British conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and his work with major orchestras in the UK and abroad.
- 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: David McClean Target entity description: David McClean is a psychologist in Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Veldt” who analyzes the family’s high-tech nursery and warns of its dangerous influence on the children.
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A.
Mark Sutcliffe
Mark Sutcliffe is a Canadian politician, former broadcaster, and entrepreneur who serves as the mayor of Ottawa.
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B.
Alexander Scammell
Alexander Scammell was an American Revolutionary War officer noted for his close service under George Washington and his leadership in several key campaigns before his death at the Siege of Yorktown.
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C.
Charles McKeown
Charles McKeown is a British actor and screenwriter best known for his frequent collaborations with director Terry Gilliam on films such as "Brazil" and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen."
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D.
James Marwick
James Marwick was a Scottish-born accountant and co-founder of the global professional services firm that became KPMG.
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E.
Christopher Seaman
Christopher Seaman is a British conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and his work with major orchestras in the UK and abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.