Triple
T10808857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John D. MacDonald |
E255041
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John Dann MacDonald |
E255041
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: John Dann MacDonald | Statement: [John D. MacDonald, fullName, John Dann MacDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Dann MacDonald Context triple: [John D. MacDonald, fullName, John Dann MacDonald]
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A.
John D. MacDonald
chosen
John D. MacDonald was an American novelist best known for his hardboiled crime and suspense fiction, including the Travis McGee series.
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B.
Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard was an American novelist and screenwriter renowned for his gritty crime fiction, sharp dialogue, and works such as "Rum Punch," "Get Shorty," and "Out of Sight."
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C.
Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald was an American-Canadian crime writer best known for his hardboiled Lew Archer detective novels, which helped elevate the psychological depth and literary status of mid-20th-century mystery fiction.
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D.
Mickey Spillane
Mickey Spillane was an American crime novelist best known for his hard-boiled Mike Hammer detective series.
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E.
James M. Cain
James M. Cain was an American novelist and journalist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction, including classics like "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and "Double Indemnity."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d733b60c6481909b043565a65f996d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69deb0ea2b6481909dfd94fe0c3c4499 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.