Triple
T15038772
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hal Incandenza |
E378545
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasUncle |
P8496
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Charles Tavis
Charles Tavis is a character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," known as the head administrator of the Enfield Tennis Academy and a key figure in the Incandenza family’s complex dynamics.
|
E1143784
|
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: Charles Tavis | Statement: [Hal Incandenza, hasUncle, Charles Tavis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Tavis Context triple: [Hal Incandenza, hasUncle, Charles Tavis]
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A.
Charles H. Roberson
Charles H. Roberson was an American educator and religious leader best known for founding Abilene Christian University, a prominent Christian higher education institution in Texas.
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B.
Charles O. Holliday Jr.
Charles O. Holliday Jr. is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of DuPont and later as chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.
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C.
Arthur E. LaShelle
Arthur E. LaShelle was an American cinematographer best known for his work on nature and documentary films, including Disney’s acclaimed documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
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D.
Leroy Hicks
Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
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E.
George H. Eldridge
George H. Eldridge was the disability benefits claimant whose challenge to due process protections in benefit termination proceedings led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge.
- 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: Charles Tavis Triple: [Hal Incandenza, hasUncle, Charles Tavis]
Generated description
Charles Tavis is a character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," known as the head administrator of the Enfield Tennis Academy and a key figure in the Incandenza family’s complex dynamics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Tavis Target entity description: Charles Tavis is a character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," known as the head administrator of the Enfield Tennis Academy and a key figure in the Incandenza family’s complex dynamics.
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A.
Charles H. Roberson
Charles H. Roberson was an American educator and religious leader best known for founding Abilene Christian University, a prominent Christian higher education institution in Texas.
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B.
Charles O. Holliday Jr.
Charles O. Holliday Jr. is an American business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of DuPont and later as chairman of Royal Dutch Shell.
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C.
Arthur E. LaShelle
Arthur E. LaShelle was an American cinematographer best known for his work on nature and documentary films, including Disney’s acclaimed documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
-
D.
Leroy Hicks
Leroy Hicks is an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as a bearer of the surname Hicks, though widely recognized public information about him is limited.
-
E.
George H. Eldridge
George H. Eldridge was the disability benefits claimant whose challenge to due process protections in benefit termination proceedings led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Mathews v. Eldridge.
- 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_69d85cd46b2c819090d054c27787f677 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded82cf3848190b0b2b6c9e65bc70b |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fed31debb48190908d59178e67adb6 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fed50514b08190bc50d2e700d82e69 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fed5693ff08190b16b4c8fc8bdf959 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:59 a.m.