Triple
T13294924
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Nicholas Selig |
E316655
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableColleague |
P25977
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Edison |
E1785
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Edison | Statement: [William Nicholas Selig, hasNotableColleague, Thomas Edison]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Edison Context triple: [William Nicholas Selig, hasNotableColleague, Thomas Edison]
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A.
Thomas Alva Edison
chosen
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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B.
Thomas Alva Edison Jr.
Thomas Alva Edison Jr. was one of the sons of famed American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, known primarily for his familial connection rather than for major independent achievements.
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C.
Charles Edison
Charles Edison was an American politician and businessman who served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey and was the son of inventor Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison.
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D.
William Leslie Edison
William Leslie Edison was one of the sons of inventor Thomas Edison, belonging to the Edison family of the famed American inventor.
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E.
Edison
Edison is a large, diverse township in central New Jersey known for its suburban communities, major transportation links, and historical association with inventor Thomas Edison.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d806b40ab4819094adf6c374f4811a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99079c8508190b6208db9affcbc0e |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f716d8ee2081908428339216c43b47 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:28 p.m.