Triple
T13041954
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tom Lysiak |
E327215
|
entity |
| Predicate | givenName |
P17
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Lysiak, a notable Canadian professional ice hockey player who starred in the NHL during the 1970s and 1980s.
|
E1017968
|
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: Thomas | Statement: [Tom Lysiak, givenName, Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [Tom Lysiak, givenName, Thomas]
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A.
Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, remembered for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the first name of American country music songwriter and recording artist Thom Schuyler.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Edwards, an English literary critic and poet known for his 18th-century work "The Canons of Criticism."
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the middle name of the individual Samuel Thomas Wilson.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas Einstein is an American anesthesiologist and great-grandson of physicist Albert Einstein.
- 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: Thomas Triple: [Tom Lysiak, givenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Lysiak, a notable Canadian professional ice hockey player who starred in the NHL during the 1970s and 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Lysiak, a notable Canadian professional ice hockey player who starred in the NHL during the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom LaGarde, an American former professional basketball player.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Tom Gola, a Hall of Fame American basketball player and coach known for his collegiate and professional success in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of Tommy Chong, the Canadian-American comedian, actor, and cannabis rights advocate best known as half of the Cheech & Chong duo.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Thibodeau, an American professional basketball coach known for his defensive-minded teams in the NBA.
- 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_69d8076e64308190904fb5c93517c901 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9804f0318819081516e2ca1de6797 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6cbbf0fb08190aeb1697714942c2b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6cd706f548190af79efa973434af9 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6ce2c7630819091433543dfdf8402 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:25 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:56 p.m.