Triple

T10233277
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Smythe E243396 entity
Predicate hasFamilyName P18 FINISHED
Object Smythe
Smythe is an English surname of medieval origin, historically associated with the occupation of a blacksmith and borne by various notable figures.
 E163515 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Smythe | Statement: [Thomas Smythe, hasFamilyName, Smythe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smythe
Context triple: [Thomas Smythe, hasFamilyName, Smythe]
  • A. Smyth
    Smyth is a less common variant spelling of the surname Smith, found primarily in English-speaking countries.
  • B. McCauley
    McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  • C. Currie
    Currie is a suburban village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its historic character and location along the Water of Leith.
  • D. Currie
    Currie is the principal township and administrative center of King Island in the Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.
  • E. Currie
    Currie is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as military, politics, and the arts.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Smythe
Triple: [Thomas Smythe, hasFamilyName, Smythe]
Generated description
Smythe is an English surname of medieval origin, historically associated with the occupation of a blacksmith and borne by various notable figures.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Smythe
Target entity description: Smythe is an English surname of medieval origin, historically associated with the occupation of a blacksmith and borne by various notable figures.
  • A. Smyth chosen
    Smyth is a less common variant spelling of the surname Smith, found primarily in English-speaking countries.
  • B. McCauley
    McCauley is the maiden surname of Rosa Parks, the prominent American civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  • C. Currie
    Currie is a suburban village on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its historic character and location along the Water of Leith.
  • D. Currie
    Currie is the principal township and administrative center of King Island in the Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia.
  • E. Currie
    Currie is a Scottish-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as military, politics, and the arts.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d381b0f97c819085c9b45799a5fb7c completed April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d4d20ba5348190a5aac664645416d5 completed April 7, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d6f74c66048190a0ba1cba593cccb5 completed April 9, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d6fa2ea97081908395048218c0592b completed April 9, 2026, 1 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d6fcb5dc4c8190944a423a9d16a4b8 completed April 9, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:20 a.m.