Triple
T12325508
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thoma Bravo |
E293819
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carl Thoma
Carl Thoma is an American private equity investor best known as a pioneering figure in software and technology buyouts and a co-founder of the investment firm Thoma Bravo.
|
E979666
|
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: Carl Thoma | Statement: [Thoma Bravo, foundedBy, Carl Thoma]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Thoma Context triple: [Thoma Bravo, foundedBy, Carl Thoma]
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A.
Carlos Holzwarth
Carlos Holzwarth was an art instructor and mentor known for teaching and influencing painter Armin Hansen.
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B.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
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C.
Carl Petersen
Carl Petersen was a prominent Danish architect associated with the Nordic Classicism movement, known for blending classical forms with modern sensibilities in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
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D.
Carl Graebe
Carl Graebe was a German organic chemist best known for co-discovering the synthesis of the dye alizarin, which helped launch the synthetic dye industry.
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E.
Karl Struss
Karl Struss was an influential American cinematographer and photographer known for his innovative visual style in early Hollywood cinema, including work on landmark films such as "The Great Dictator."
- 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: Carl Thoma Triple: [Thoma Bravo, foundedBy, Carl Thoma]
Generated description
Carl Thoma is an American private equity investor best known as a pioneering figure in software and technology buyouts and a co-founder of the investment firm Thoma Bravo.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Thoma Target entity description: Carl Thoma is an American private equity investor best known as a pioneering figure in software and technology buyouts and a co-founder of the investment firm Thoma Bravo.
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A.
Carlos Holzwarth
Carlos Holzwarth was an art instructor and mentor known for teaching and influencing painter Armin Hansen.
-
B.
Gustav Kleikamp
Gustav Kleikamp was a German naval officer and rear admiral in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, known for commanding forces in the opening attack on Poland.
-
C.
Carl Petersen
Carl Petersen was a prominent Danish architect associated with the Nordic Classicism movement, known for blending classical forms with modern sensibilities in early 20th-century Scandinavian architecture.
-
D.
Carl Graebe
Carl Graebe was a German organic chemist best known for co-discovering the synthesis of the dye alizarin, which helped launch the synthetic dye industry.
-
E.
Karl Struss
Karl Struss was an influential American cinematographer and photographer known for his innovative visual style in early Hollywood cinema, including work on landmark films such as "The Great Dictator."
- 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_69d6ab6ae0dc8190b1522a9c1c55c114 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f4e7e588190b37e2413bc649198 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62a9f708081908c052333c3b7df4c |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62be420308190bcb00d8b37b09ea2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f63050f5d48190881688d12c4c1819 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.