Triple

T11172795
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shana Alexander E264326 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Alexander
Alexander is a common surname of Greek origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and sciences.
 E596604 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: Alexander | Statement: [Shana Alexander, familyName, Alexander]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander
Context triple: [Shana Alexander, familyName, Alexander]
  • A. Alexander
    Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
  • B. Alexander
    Alexander was one of the sons of Herod the Great, a Judean prince whose execution reflected the intense dynastic and political turmoil of Herod’s reign.
  • C. Alexander
    Alexander, also known as Wamsutta, was a 17th-century Wampanoag leader and the eldest son of Massasoit, who played a key role in early relations between Native Americans and English colonists in New England.
  • D. Alexander
    "Alexander" is an epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone that chronicles the life and conquests of Alexander the Great.
  • E. Alexander
    Alexander is another name for Paris, the Trojan prince in Greek mythology whose abduction of Helen sparked the Trojan War.
  • 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: Alexander
Triple: [Shana Alexander, familyName, Alexander]
Generated description
Alexander is a common surname of Greek origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and sciences.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alexander
Target entity description: Alexander is a common surname of Greek origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and sciences.
  • A. Alexander chosen
    Alexander is a common surname of Greek origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures across history and culture.
  • B. Alexander
    Alexander is a common male given name of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
  • C. Alexander
    Alexander is another name for Paris, the Trojan prince in Greek mythology whose abduction of Helen sparked the Trojan War.
  • D. Alexander
    Alexander was one of the sons of Herod the Great, a Judean prince whose execution reflected the intense dynastic and political turmoil of Herod’s reign.
  • E. Alexander
    Alexander, also known as Wamsutta, was a 17th-century Wampanoag leader and the eldest son of Massasoit, who played a key role in early relations between Native Americans and English colonists in New England.
  • 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_69d6aa9dafac8190bd90d2c74f661aa7 completed April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d7e89660208190b1d9e91529f5d246 completed April 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e463c03a948190b0f40f657180c9bf completed April 19, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e46c37efec81908aa709587c37569d completed April 19, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e47292cdd08190b05c4c8b09f4f918 completed April 19, 2026, 6:13 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:29 p.m.