Triple

T10809434
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Patrick Troughton E255056 entity
Predicate relative P37 FINISHED
Object David Troughton
David Troughton is a British actor known for his extensive work in television, film, and theatre, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in series such as "Doctor Who."
E912698 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: David Troughton | Statement: [Patrick Troughton, relative, David Troughton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Troughton
Context triple: [Patrick Troughton, relative, David Troughton]
  • A. Richard Briers
    Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
  • B. Dennis Waterman
    Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer best known for his tough-guy roles in British television dramas such as The Sweeney, Minder, and New Tricks.
  • C. Michael Gough
    Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • D. David Hayman
    David Hayman is a Scottish actor and director known for his intense character roles in film and television, as well as his work in socially conscious drama.
  • E. Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith
    Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British actor and author best known for his acclaimed stage work and his BAFTA-winning performance in the television series "The Jewel in the Crown."
  • 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: David Troughton
Triple: [Patrick Troughton, relative, David Troughton]
Generated description
David Troughton is a British actor known for his extensive work in television, film, and theatre, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in series such as "Doctor Who."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Troughton
Target entity description: David Troughton is a British actor known for his extensive work in television, film, and theatre, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in series such as "Doctor Who."
  • A. Richard Briers
    Richard Briers was an English actor best known for his work in British television comedies such as "The Good Life" and for his frequent collaborations with director Kenneth Branagh in both stage and film.
  • B. Dennis Waterman
    Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer best known for his tough-guy roles in British television dramas such as The Sweeney, Minder, and New Tricks.
  • C. Michael Gough
    Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • D. David Hayman
    David Hayman is a Scottish actor and director known for his intense character roles in film and television, as well as his work in socially conscious drama.
  • E. Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith
    Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British actor and author best known for his acclaimed stage work and his BAFTA-winning performance in the television series "The Jewel in the Crown."
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d733b6efc48190bb64b5a8fac843c4 completed April 9, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e4acb7fdac8190bced7e26c948ee4a completed April 19, 2026, 10:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e4b1ee74748190a33449ce1b92813e completed April 19, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e4b3d23b18819096f3a11aecc732bd completed April 19, 2026, 10:52 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.