Triple

T12943512
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert Stencil E309698 entity
Predicate firstAppearance P795 FINISHED
Object "V." (1963)
"V." (1963) is Thomas Pynchon's debut novel, a complex postmodern work that interweaves historical episodes and conspiracy-laden quests across the 20th century.
E1011913 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: "V." (1963) | Statement: [Herbert Stencil, firstAppearance, "V." (1963)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "V." (1963)
Context triple: [Herbert Stencil, firstAppearance, "V." (1963)]
  • A. Donovan's Brain
    Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
  • B. Vossi Bop
    Vossi Bop is a hit grime/rap single by British artist Stormzy, known for its catchy hook, political references, and chart-topping success in the UK.
  • C. Velvet Film
    Velvet Film is a film production company best known for producing socially and politically engaged documentaries, including Raoul Peck’s acclaimed work.
  • D. Venus on the Half-Shell
    Venus on the Half-Shell is a satirical science fiction novel, originally published under the pseudonym of Kurt Vonnegut’s character Kilgore Trout, that parodies genre conventions and literary culture.
  • E. Table (1969)
    Table (1969) is a provocative pop art sculpture by Allen Jones that features a life-sized female figure functioning as a piece of furniture, emblematic of his controversial explorations of eroticism and objectification.
  • 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: "V." (1963)
Triple: [Herbert Stencil, firstAppearance, "V." (1963)]
Generated description
"V." (1963) is Thomas Pynchon's debut novel, a complex postmodern work that interweaves historical episodes and conspiracy-laden quests across the 20th century.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "V." (1963)
Target entity description: "V." (1963) is Thomas Pynchon's debut novel, a complex postmodern work that interweaves historical episodes and conspiracy-laden quests across the 20th century.
  • A. Donovan's Brain
    Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
  • B. Vossi Bop
    Vossi Bop is a hit grime/rap single by British artist Stormzy, known for its catchy hook, political references, and chart-topping success in the UK.
  • C. Velvet Film
    Velvet Film is a film production company best known for producing socially and politically engaged documentaries, including Raoul Peck’s acclaimed work.
  • D. Venus on the Half-Shell
    Venus on the Half-Shell is a satirical science fiction novel, originally published under the pseudonym of Kurt Vonnegut’s character Kilgore Trout, that parodies genre conventions and literary culture.
  • E. Table (1969)
    Table (1969) is a provocative pop art sculpture by Allen Jones that features a life-sized female figure functioning as a piece of furniture, emblematic of his controversial explorations of eroticism and objectification.
  • 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_69d7bdfb57a88190836b743e2825feca completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d97e1a28688190ab9fd1307bc76b4a completed April 10, 2026, 10:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6af73e6348190be114e8c5ad181bf completed May 3, 2026, 2:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6b066f3888190b925e5a43be57965 completed May 3, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6b1a539148190be7a4f16f738ca90 completed May 3, 2026, 2:23 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:43 p.m.