Silas Newcomb
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Silas Newcomb was an American Revolutionary War officer who served as a prominent commander from New Jersey in the Continental Army.
All labels observed (1)
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| Silas Newcomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20642736 — 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: Silas Newcomb Context triple: [New Jersey Continental Line units, notableCommander, Silas Newcomb]
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A.
Sylvanus Warren
Sylvanus Warren was a 19th-century American lawyer and civic leader best known as the father of Emily Warren Roebling, who played a key role in the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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B.
Ogden Morrow
Ogden Morrow is a key supporting character in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One," known as the reclusive co-creator of the virtual reality world OASIS.
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C.
James Mather
James Mather is a film director best known for co-directing the 2012 science fiction action movie "Lockout."
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D.
Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American mathematician and physicist known for his work in astronomy, meteorology, and mathematical education.
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E.
Charles Sylvester
Charles Sylvester was an English chemist and inventor of the early 19th century, noted for his work on heating, ventilation, and industrial safety.
- 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: Silas Newcomb Target entity description: Silas Newcomb was an American Revolutionary War officer who served as a prominent commander from New Jersey in the Continental Army.
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A.
Sylvanus Warren
Sylvanus Warren was a 19th-century American lawyer and civic leader best known as the father of Emily Warren Roebling, who played a key role in the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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B.
Ogden Morrow
Ogden Morrow is a key supporting character in Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One," known as the reclusive co-creator of the virtual reality world OASIS.
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C.
James Mather
James Mather is a film director best known for co-directing the 2012 science fiction action movie "Lockout."
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D.
Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American mathematician and physicist known for his work in astronomy, meteorology, and mathematical education.
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E.
Charles Sylvester
Charles Sylvester was an English chemist and inventor of the early 19th century, noted for his work on heating, ventilation, and industrial safety.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.