Triple
T13575791
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jeff Nickell |
E324278
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSurname |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nickell |
E49824
|
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: Nickell | Statement: [Jeff Nickell, hasSurname, Nickell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nickell Context triple: [Jeff Nickell, hasSurname, Nickell]
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A.
Nickell
chosen
Nickell is a surname most notably associated with Joe Nickell, an American paranormal investigator and skeptic.
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B.
Nickelson
Nickelson is a surname that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Nicholson.
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C.
Neill
Neill is a surname and given name of Gaelic origin, commonly found in Ireland and Scotland and borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
Neil
Neil is the given name of Neil deGrasse Tyson, a prominent American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.
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E.
Neil
Neil is a character in Helen Fielding’s novel "Cause Celeb," which satirically explores celebrity culture and humanitarian aid.
- 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_69d80769100c819099111274614f5ed2 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbb02b1f108190a12af382d1de70bb |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f76bba21f88190b8952fb0879e623d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:48 p.m.