Triple

T11136208
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas B. Pugh E263416 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.
E67625 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: Thomas | Statement: [Thomas B. Pugh, givenName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Thomas B. Pugh, givenName, Thomas]
  • A. John
    John IV of Portugal was a 17th-century Portuguese king who restored the country's independence from Spain and founded the Braganza dynasty.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John Henry Patterson, an American industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company.
  • C. John
    John is the first name of J. Michael Luttig, a prominent American conservative jurist and former federal appellate judge.
  • D. John
    John was a historical Prince of Asturias, the traditional title for the heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst, a prominent 19th-century British lawyer and politician who served three times as Lord Chancellor.
  • 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: Thomas
Triple: [Thomas B. Pugh, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a masculine given name of Aramaic origin meaning "twin," widely used in many English-speaking and European countries.
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • 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_69d6aa9c0ba08190bbd19c217489b755 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7e85daddc8190a1ae2a4a75cc8d50 completed April 9, 2026, 5:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e4834b0a0c8190b78ca62badf1f4e4 completed April 19, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e48788be688190a109ccb8281d3dc9 completed April 19, 2026, 7:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e4890c12388190838d350207492c9e completed April 19, 2026, 7:49 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:28 p.m.