Triple
T11694193
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J.B. Merlin |
E277948
|
entity |
| Predicate | employerInFiction |
P40735
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Merlin and Son Department Store |
E939623
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Merlin and Son Department Store | Statement: [J.B. Merlin, employerInFiction, Merlin and Son Department Store]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merlin and Son Department Store Context triple: [J.B. Merlin, employerInFiction, Merlin and Son Department Store]
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A.
Merlin and Son Department Store
chosen
Merlin and Son Department Store is a retail business associated with the employment of David Merlin.
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B.
Winfred-Louder department store
Winfred-Louder department store is the fictional Cleveland-based retail workplace featured as the primary setting in the sitcom "The Drew Carey Show."
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C.
Emporium
Emporium is a short story collection by American author Adam Johnson, known for its inventive, speculative tales that blend dark humor with explorations of technology and human vulnerability.
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D.
Lumine department store
Lumine department store is a popular Japanese shopping complex chain known for its fashion, lifestyle, and dining offerings, particularly around major train hubs like Shinjuku.
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E.
Bullocks department store
Bullocks department store was a prominent upscale American department store chain based in Los Angeles, known for its stylish merchandise and influential role in Southern California retail during the 20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aafe02d881909900d54ad7d4af84 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a47b9eb48190976a35e91e25b56b |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef833084988190b5004c93f68dc628 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.