Triple
T1181722
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thompson |
E25151
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
|
E141730
|
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: Silvanus P. Thompson | Statement: [Thompson, hasNotableBearer, Silvanus P. Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silvanus P. Thompson Context triple: [Thompson, hasNotableBearer, Silvanus P. Thompson]
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A.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
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B.
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.
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C.
Joseph Henry West
Joseph Henry West is the full legal name of Joe West, a character commonly known in popular media under his shorter, informal name.
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D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
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E.
Joseph Henry White
Joseph Henry White, better known as Jo Jo White, was an American Hall of Fame basketball player famed for his standout career with the Boston Celtics in the 1970s.
- 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: Silvanus P. Thompson Triple: [Thompson, hasNotableBearer, Silvanus P. Thompson]
Generated description
Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silvanus P. Thompson Target entity description: Silvanus P. Thompson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his influential work in electromagnetism and for popularizing science through his writings and lectures.
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A.
Elihu Thomson
Elihu Thomson was a pioneering electrical engineer and inventor whose work in power systems and lighting helped shape the early electrical industry and led to the formation of General Electric.
-
B.
Alexander Lyman Holley
Alexander Lyman Holley was a prominent 19th-century American mechanical engineer and steel industry pioneer who helped introduce and advance the Bessemer process in the United States.
-
C.
Joseph Henry West
Joseph Henry West is the full legal name of Joe West, a character commonly known in popular media under his shorter, informal name.
-
D.
Edward Nichols
Edward Nichols was a physicist best known for founding the influential scientific journal Physical Review.
-
E.
Joseph Henry White
Joseph Henry White, better known as Jo Jo White, was an American Hall of Fame basketball player famed for his standout career with the Boston Celtics in the 1970s.
- 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_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd347d4481909e9094463011289d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac8f6d4e788190b993dc2bdd69ed26 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac8fe33f2c8190bd2ea9dfa9744a3a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:51 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac90412d3881909278a9a6c6536ce3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.