Triple

T11492815
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bruce Timm E272456 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Timm
Timm is the surname of Bruce Timm, an influential American artist, animator, and producer best known for co-creating the DC Animated Universe.
E929009 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: Timm | Statement: [Bruce Timm, familyName, Timm]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timm
Context triple: [Bruce Timm, familyName, Timm]
  • A. Timo
    Timo is a given name, commonly used in various European countries, that originates as a variant of the name Timothy.
  • B. Timms
    Timms is a surname most notably associated with Michele Timms, a pioneering Australian women's basketball player and coach.
  • C. Timothy
    Timothy is a character known primarily as the adversary of Charly Baltimore in the action thriller film "The Long Kiss Goodnight."
  • D. Timothy
    Timothy is the given name of British actor Tim Pigott-Smith, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • E. Timothy
    Timothy is the given first name of former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield.
  • 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: Timm
Triple: [Bruce Timm, familyName, Timm]
Generated description
Timm is the surname of Bruce Timm, an influential American artist, animator, and producer best known for co-creating the DC Animated Universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timm
Target entity description: Timm is the surname of Bruce Timm, an influential American artist, animator, and producer best known for co-creating the DC Animated Universe.
  • A. Timo
    Timo is a given name, commonly used in various European countries, that originates as a variant of the name Timothy.
  • B. Timms
    Timms is a surname most notably associated with Michele Timms, a pioneering Australian women's basketball player and coach.
  • C. Timothy
    "Timothy" is a 1970s pop-rock song by The Buoys, best known for its controversial lyrics that imply cannibalism among trapped miners.
  • D. Timothy
    Timothy is the full given name of Tim Rice, the renowned English lyricist known for his collaborations on hit musicals and films such as "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita," and "The Lion King."
  • E. Timothy
    Timothy is a prominent early Christian companion and protégé of the Apostle Paul, known from the New Testament for his missionary work and pastoral leadership.
  • 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a completed April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc completed April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e610a6de0c8190aabda7ef7b7063a6 completed April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e61842b8848190b454cee480c69f7a completed April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.