Triple
T13793262
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roger Troutman |
E331450
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entity |
| Predicate | sibling |
P363
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Lester Troutman
Lester Troutman is an American drummer and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp, contributing to the influential Dayton, Ohio funk sound of the 1980s.
|
E1064249
|
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: Lester Troutman | Statement: [Roger Troutman, sibling, Lester Troutman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Troutman Context triple: [Roger Troutman, sibling, Lester Troutman]
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A.
Larry Troutman
Larry Troutman was an American musician and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp and for his influential work in the development of the West Coast funk sound.
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B.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
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C.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
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D.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
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E.
Chester Trent
Chester Trent is the given first and middle name of Trent Lott, a longtime U.S. politician who served as Senate Majority Leader.
- 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: Lester Troutman Triple: [Roger Troutman, sibling, Lester Troutman]
Generated description
Lester Troutman is an American drummer and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp, contributing to the influential Dayton, Ohio funk sound of the 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Troutman Target entity description: Lester Troutman is an American drummer and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp, contributing to the influential Dayton, Ohio funk sound of the 1980s.
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A.
Larry Troutman
Larry Troutman was an American musician and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp and for his influential work in the development of the West Coast funk sound.
-
B.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
-
C.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
-
D.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
-
E.
Chester Trent
Chester Trent is the given first and middle name of Trent Lott, a longtime U.S. politician who served as Senate Majority Leader.
- 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_69d81c58feb08190a77bca8bf7d6d20f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0258a1408190a837d17c6d6a2bd4 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7b8d893448190b37ecbf8d2ded239 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7b9d773f881908660e8a0645d318d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7bbf47c888190be32a4105903120a |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:11 p.m.