Triple
T15039785
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Iain M. Banks |
E378569
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Transition
Transition is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that explores parallel realities, political intrigue, and moral ambiguity through a shadowy organization able to move between alternate worlds.
|
E1133296
|
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: Transition | Statement: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Transition]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transition Context triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Transition]
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A.
Transition
Transition is a music album by the band The First Edition, known for blending rock and country influences during their late-1960s/early-1970s output.
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B.
Transition
"Transition" is a jazz album by acclaimed American drummer Peter Erskine, showcasing his sophisticated rhythmic approach and nuanced ensemble interplay.
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C.
Transition
Transition was an influential Paris-based literary magazine of the 1920s and 1930s known for publishing experimental modernist writers and works.
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D.
Transformation
Transformation is the British title of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel "The Marble Faun," a romantic and psychological tale set in Italy exploring art, guilt, and moral ambiguity.
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E.
Transition Center
The Transition Center is a specialized division of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute that prepares U.S. government personnel and their families for assignments, transitions, and reentry related to foreign service.
- 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: Transition Triple: [Iain M. Banks, notableWork, Transition]
Generated description
Transition is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that explores parallel realities, political intrigue, and moral ambiguity through a shadowy organization able to move between alternate worlds.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transition Target entity description: Transition is a science fiction novel by Iain M. Banks that explores parallel realities, political intrigue, and moral ambiguity through a shadowy organization able to move between alternate worlds.
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A.
Transition
Transition is a music album by the band The First Edition, known for blending rock and country influences during their late-1960s/early-1970s output.
-
B.
Transition
"Transition" is a jazz album by acclaimed American drummer Peter Erskine, showcasing his sophisticated rhythmic approach and nuanced ensemble interplay.
-
C.
Transition
Transition was an influential Paris-based literary magazine of the 1920s and 1930s known for publishing experimental modernist writers and works.
-
D.
Transformation
Transformation is the British title of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel "The Marble Faun," a romantic and psychological tale set in Italy exploring art, guilt, and moral ambiguity.
-
E.
Transition Center
The Transition Center is a specialized division of the U.S. Foreign Service Institute that prepares U.S. government personnel and their families for assignments, transitions, and reentry related to foreign service.
- 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_69ded82e79a481908ddb9609af8c4407 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe9de1c3a48190a9b3959a95627175 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe9fdba3c48190b1d370f7c066801f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fea0b87db881909607bcf0df5b0979 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.