Triple
T12761917
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carl Eric Wickman |
E305015
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Wickman
Wickman is a surname most notably associated with Carl Eric Wickman, the Swedish-American founder of Greyhound Lines.
|
E1001737
|
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: Wickman | Statement: [Carl Eric Wickman, familyName, Wickman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wickman Context triple: [Carl Eric Wickman, familyName, Wickman]
-
A.
Wyman
Wyman is a character appearing in Willard Van Orman Quine’s philosophical essay “On What There Is,” used to illustrate issues in ontology and the problem of non-existent objects.
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B.
Bickford
Bickford is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as acting, politics, and sports.
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C.
Wicks
Wicks is a surname most notably associated with former professional basketball player Sidney Wicks.
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D.
Wittman
Wittman is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
Wyman-Gordon
Wyman-Gordon is an industrial manufacturer known for producing high-strength forged components, particularly for the aerospace and energy industries.
- 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: Wickman Triple: [Carl Eric Wickman, familyName, Wickman]
Generated description
Wickman is a surname most notably associated with Carl Eric Wickman, the Swedish-American founder of Greyhound Lines.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wickman Target entity description: Wickman is a surname most notably associated with Carl Eric Wickman, the Swedish-American founder of Greyhound Lines.
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A.
Wyman
Wyman is a character appearing in Willard Van Orman Quine’s philosophical essay “On What There Is,” used to illustrate issues in ontology and the problem of non-existent objects.
-
B.
Bickford
Bickford is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as acting, politics, and sports.
-
C.
Wicks
Wicks is a surname most notably associated with former professional basketball player Sidney Wicks.
-
D.
Wittman
Wittman is a surname of German origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
-
E.
Wyman-Gordon
Wyman-Gordon is an industrial manufacturer known for producing high-strength forged components, particularly for the aerospace and energy industries.
- 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_69d7bdf1fcd081909ffb0e0d6fa3a07d |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96d8e44188190840cd23d380bf23d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f684f298f881908ad77f2d0ab588a8 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f685dac5cc8190b4bc2d81186c9266 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6869156048190b548ecd04561deb8 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:28 p.m.