Triple

T13959298
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Delta variant E335749 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Delta
Delta is a highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused significant global COVID-19 surges in 2021.
E1071422 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: Delta | Statement: [Delta variant, alsoKnownAs, Delta]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delta
Context triple: [Delta variant, alsoKnownAs, Delta]
  • A. Delta
    Delta is the codename used by fictional assassin David Webb, better known as Jason Bourne, in Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series.
  • B. Delta
    Delta is a 2018 studio album by British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons that explores a more expansive, atmospheric sound than their earlier work.
  • C. Delta
    Delta is the NATO reporting name for a series of Soviet/Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War.
  • D. Delta
    Delta is a 2008 Hungarian drama film directed by Kornél Mundruczó, noted for its atmospheric storytelling and success at international film festivals.
  • E. Delta
    Delta is a key options Greek that measures how much an option’s price is expected to change in response to a small change in the price of the underlying asset.
  • 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: Delta
Triple: [Delta variant, alsoKnownAs, Delta]
Generated description
Delta is a highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused significant global COVID-19 surges in 2021.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Delta
Target entity description: Delta is a highly transmissible variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused significant global COVID-19 surges in 2021.
  • A. Delta
    Delta is a family of American expendable launch vehicles historically used to place satellites and other payloads into orbit.
  • B. Delta
    Delta is a 2018 studio album by British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons that explores a more expansive, atmospheric sound than their earlier work.
  • C. Delta
    Delta is a key options Greek that measures how much an option’s price is expected to change in response to a small change in the price of the underlying asset.
  • D. Delta
    Delta is a major U.S. airline known for its extensive global route network and customer-focused travel services.
  • E. Delta
    Delta is a suburban coastal municipality in British Columbia, Canada, known for its agricultural lands, wetlands, and role as part of the Greater Vancouver area.
  • 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_69d81c61f3508190aaf2ca0dc0002c59 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de2e7b2f908190aa32f22298964746 completed April 14, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fba1d490048190b28cb44dd4ec46c4 completed May 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fba5646cb48190acd932f6fbd6fe62 completed May 6, 2026, 8:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fba6525d0c8190a1ab15881030c11c completed May 6, 2026, 8:36 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:17 p.m.