Triple
T13174416
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rexburg, Idaho |
E313063
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Edwin Ricks
Thomas Edwin Ricks was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint pioneer and colonizer who played a key role in settling southeastern Idaho and founding what became Brigham Young University–Idaho.
|
E1025147
|
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 Edwin Ricks | Statement: [Rexburg, Idaho, namedAfter, Thomas Edwin Ricks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Edwin Ricks Context triple: [Rexburg, Idaho, namedAfter, Thomas Edwin Ricks]
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A.
Richard Bissell
Richard Bissell was an American author and playwright best known for his novel "7½ Cents," which he co-adapted into the hit Broadway musical and subsequent film "The Pajama Game."
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B.
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
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C.
George Webb
George Webb was an early 20th-century film actor who appeared in silent-era productions, including the 1917 drama "The Kingdom of Love."
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D.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
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E.
Christopher Drew
Christopher Drew is a journalist and author known for co-writing works of investigative nonfiction, including a memoir about the discovery of the Titanic.
- 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 Edwin Ricks Triple: [Rexburg, Idaho, namedAfter, Thomas Edwin Ricks]
Generated description
Thomas Edwin Ricks was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint pioneer and colonizer who played a key role in settling southeastern Idaho and founding what became Brigham Young University–Idaho.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Edwin Ricks Target entity description: Thomas Edwin Ricks was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint pioneer and colonizer who played a key role in settling southeastern Idaho and founding what became Brigham Young University–Idaho.
-
A.
Richard Bissell
Richard Bissell was an American author and playwright best known for his novel "7½ Cents," which he co-adapted into the hit Broadway musical and subsequent film "The Pajama Game."
-
B.
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
-
C.
George Webb
George Webb was an early 20th-century film actor who appeared in silent-era productions, including the 1917 drama "The Kingdom of Love."
-
D.
Thomas E. Gaddis
Thomas E. Gaddis was an American writer best known for his biographical works on prisoners, most notably the book that inspired the film "Birdman of Alcatraz."
-
E.
Christopher Drew
Christopher Drew is a journalist and author known for co-writing works of investigative nonfiction, including a memoir about the discovery of the Titanic.
- 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_69d806ac3ee081909b2fd27d060aa974 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d98c303e3c819086cf0f0b6d9e61ca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6eafe03c48190992df41f77fb043e |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6f02dcce88190bdb07e271a52729a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6f09ff1088190812008373c0553d5 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:14 p.m.