Triple
T12216719
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gary W. Gibbons |
E291104
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paul K. Townsend
Paul K. Townsend is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work on supergravity, p-branes, and M-theory in high-energy physics and string theory.
|
E987052
|
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: Paul K. Townsend | Statement: [Gary W. Gibbons, coAuthor, Paul K. Townsend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul K. Townsend Context triple: [Gary W. Gibbons, coAuthor, Paul K. Townsend]
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A.
Stephen J. Townsend
Stephen J. Townsend is a United States Army general known for leading coalition forces against ISIS, including major operations in Iraq and Syria.
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B.
Philip Dunn
Philip Dunn is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public notability is not clearly established from the available information.
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C.
R. G. Tifft
R. G. Tifft is an astronomer known for his work on galaxy observations, including the discovery of the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy.
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D.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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E.
Roland A. Madden
Roland A. Madden is an atmospheric scientist best known for co-identifying the Madden–Julian Oscillation, a major pattern of tropical intraseasonal climate variability.
- 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: Paul K. Townsend Triple: [Gary W. Gibbons, coAuthor, Paul K. Townsend]
Generated description
Paul K. Townsend is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work on supergravity, p-branes, and M-theory in high-energy physics and string theory.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul K. Townsend Target entity description: Paul K. Townsend is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work on supergravity, p-branes, and M-theory in high-energy physics and string theory.
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A.
Stephen J. Townsend
Stephen J. Townsend is a United States Army general known for leading coalition forces against ISIS, including major operations in Iraq and Syria.
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B.
Philip Dunn
Philip Dunn is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public notability is not clearly established from the available information.
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C.
R. G. Tifft
R. G. Tifft is an astronomer known for his work on galaxy observations, including the discovery of the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy.
-
D.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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E.
Roland A. Madden
Roland A. Madden is an atmospheric scientist best known for co-identifying the Madden–Julian Oscillation, a major pattern of tropical intraseasonal climate variability.
- 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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91c9419d48190b0037fe8edc681c4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f64b873c308190a2c1d02723cfa2e9 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f64ce0ca288190bbbcb5459f914c19 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f64df6488481909dea8387e7000d15 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.