VERA
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VERA is a Japanese radio interferometry array designed for high-precision astrometry and mapping of the Milky Way using very long baseline interferometry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VERA canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22412812 — 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: VERA Context triple: [3C 84, observedBy, VERA]
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A.
Vera
Vera Rubin was an influential American astronomer whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation curves provided key evidence for the existence of dark matter.
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B.
Vera
Vera is a memorable supporting character from the 1989 Eddie Murphy film "Harlem Nights," known for her tough, comedic persona.
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C.
Vera
Vera is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Russian and other Eastern European cultures, meaning "faith."
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D.
Vera
Vera is a historic coastal town and municipality in Spain’s Andalusian province of Almería, known for its beaches and traditional whitewashed architecture.
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E.
Vera
"Vera" is a British crime drama television series, based on Ann Cleeves' novels, that follows the sharp but irascible Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope as she solves complex murder cases in North East England.
- 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: VERA Target entity description: VERA is a Japanese radio interferometry array designed for high-precision astrometry and mapping of the Milky Way using very long baseline interferometry.
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A.
Vera
Vera is a memorable supporting character from the 1989 Eddie Murphy film "Harlem Nights," known for her tough, comedic persona.
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B.
Vera
Vera is a historic coastal town and municipality in Spain’s Andalusian province of Almería, known for its beaches and traditional whitewashed architecture.
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C.
Vera
"Vera" is a British crime drama television series, based on Ann Cleeves' novels, that follows the sharp but irascible Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope as she solves complex murder cases in North East England.
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D.
Vera
Vera is a fictional character from the 1992 British comedy-drama film "Peter’s Friends," which follows a group of Cambridge university friends reuniting after a decade.
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E.
Vera
Vera is a darkly comic 1921 novel by Elizabeth von Arnim that satirizes marriage through a psychologically intense story often compared to Daphne du Maurier’s "Rebecca."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry)