Triple

T10944037
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wayne Knight E258547 entity
Predicate characterPlayed P1507 FINISHED
Object Newman
Newman is the comically antagonistic mailman and neighbor of Jerry Seinfeld on the television sitcom "Seinfeld."
E895523 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: Newman | Statement: [Wayne Knight, characterPlayed, Newman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newman
Context triple: [Wayne Knight, characterPlayed, Newman]
  • A. Newman
    Newman is a remote mining town in Western Australia known primarily for its large iron ore operations and role as a major hub in the Pilbara region.
  • B. Newman
    Newman is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as film, music, politics, and academia.
  • C. J. F. Newman
    J. F. Newman is a scientist or researcher known for discovering the entity designated VX.
  • D. Jack Newman
    Jack Newman is best known as a former husband of American actress and 1950s sex symbol Mamie Van Doren.
  • E. William Newman
    William Newman is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as computer science, acting, and academia.
  • 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: Newman
Triple: [Wayne Knight, characterPlayed, Newman]
Generated description
Newman is the comically antagonistic mailman and neighbor of Jerry Seinfeld on the television sitcom "Seinfeld."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newman
Target entity description: Newman is the comically antagonistic mailman and neighbor of Jerry Seinfeld on the television sitcom "Seinfeld."
  • A. Newman
    Newman is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures across fields such as film, music, politics, and academia.
  • B. Newman
    Newman is a remote mining town in Western Australia known primarily for its large iron ore operations and role as a major hub in the Pilbara region.
  • C. J. F. Newman
    J. F. Newman is a scientist or researcher known for discovering the entity designated VX.
  • D. Jack Newman
    Jack Newman is best known as a former husband of American actress and 1950s sex symbol Mamie Van Doren.
  • E. William Newman
    William Newman is a name shared by several notable individuals, including figures in fields such as computer science, acting, and academia.
  • 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_69d6aa8769b4819082bfe5e61b9017f0 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d770c4d59481908a5900fc8cf9ecc3 completed April 9, 2026, 9:26 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e23c2dea008190af68336a096b7f7c completed April 17, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e24542b4f081909c97621f04da8ecc completed April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e248f7f96481909fa6e6cd07891566 completed April 17, 2026, 2:51 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:23 p.m.