Triple

T13529806
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward William Nelson E323100 entity
Predicate hasNamesake P6111 FINISHED
Object Nelson’s small-eared shrew
Nelson’s small-eared shrew is a rare, small insectivorous mammal in the family Soricidae, endemic to Mexico and known for its limited distribution and conservation concern.
 E1045494 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: Nelson’s small-eared shrew | Statement: [Edward William Nelson, hasNamesake, Nelson’s small-eared shrew]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelson’s small-eared shrew
Context triple: [Edward William Nelson, hasNamesake, Nelson’s small-eared shrew]
  • A. North American least shrew
    The North American least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, a tiny insectivorous shrew known for its high metabolism and secretive, burrowing lifestyle in grasslands and forests.
  • B. Nicobar tree shrew
    The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
  • C. Tenrec ecaudatus
    Tenrec ecaudatus, commonly known as the common or tailless tenrec, is a small, spiny, hedgehog-like mammal native to Madagascar.
  • D. Aeromys
    Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
  • E. Petinomys
    Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
  • 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: Nelson’s small-eared shrew
Triple: [Edward William Nelson, hasNamesake, Nelson’s small-eared shrew]
Generated description
Nelson’s small-eared shrew is a rare, small insectivorous mammal in the family Soricidae, endemic to Mexico and known for its limited distribution and conservation concern.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nelson’s small-eared shrew
Target entity description: Nelson’s small-eared shrew is a rare, small insectivorous mammal in the family Soricidae, endemic to Mexico and known for its limited distribution and conservation concern.
  • A. North American least shrew
    The North American least shrew is one of the smallest mammals in North America, a tiny insectivorous shrew known for its high metabolism and secretive, burrowing lifestyle in grasslands and forests.
  • B. Nicobar tree shrew
    The Nicobar tree shrew is a small, squirrel-like mammal endemic to India’s Nicobar Islands, known for its agile arboreal lifestyle and importance to the islands’ unique biodiversity.
  • C. Tenrec ecaudatus
    Tenrec ecaudatus, commonly known as the common or tailless tenrec, is a small, spiny, hedgehog-like mammal native to Madagascar.
  • D. Aeromys
    Aeromys is a genus of large flying squirrels native to Southeast Asia, known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle.
  • E. Petinomys
    Petinomys is a genus of small flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle in Asian forests.
  • 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_69d80766a21881909f21a1b7421d3b8a completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dbafba2c308190873efd15dfe26358 completed April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7549fc5f881908691eb62c1f5a5d5 completed May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f7565846108190bb6550505af8ac5d completed May 3, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f75a2107e081909fd00af67938f2e9 completed May 3, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.