Triple
T15199484
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Separate Lies |
E363228
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOnWorkBy |
P2806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nigel Balchin
Nigel Balchin was a British novelist and screenwriter known for his psychologically insightful wartime and postwar fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Separate Lies."
|
E1144140
|
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: Nigel Balchin | Statement: [Separate Lies, basedOnWorkBy, Nigel Balchin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Balchin Context triple: [Separate Lies, basedOnWorkBy, Nigel Balchin]
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A.
Neville Barr
Neville Barr is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Barr, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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B.
Victor Canning
Victor Canning was a British novelist and thriller writer known for his suspenseful crime and adventure stories, several of which were adapted for film and television.
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C.
Robert Fairthorne
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
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D.
Edmund Crispin
Edmund Crispin was the pen name of English crime writer and composer Bruce Montgomery, best known for his witty Gervase Fen detective novels blending intricate mysteries with literary humor.
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E.
Michael Innes
Michael Innes was the pen name of Scottish author J.I.M. Stewart, best known for his erudite and witty detective novels featuring Inspector John Appleby.
- 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: Nigel Balchin Triple: [Separate Lies, basedOnWorkBy, Nigel Balchin]
Generated description
Nigel Balchin was a British novelist and screenwriter known for his psychologically insightful wartime and postwar fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Separate Lies."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Balchin Target entity description: Nigel Balchin was a British novelist and screenwriter known for his psychologically insightful wartime and postwar fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Separate Lies."
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A.
Neville Barr
Neville Barr is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Barr, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
-
B.
Victor Canning
Victor Canning was a British novelist and thriller writer known for his suspenseful crime and adventure stories, several of which were adapted for film and television.
-
C.
Robert Fairthorne
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
-
D.
Edmund Crispin
Edmund Crispin was the pen name of English crime writer and composer Bruce Montgomery, best known for his witty Gervase Fen detective novels blending intricate mysteries with literary humor.
-
E.
Michael Innes
Michael Innes was the pen name of Scottish author J.I.M. Stewart, best known for his erudite and witty detective novels featuring Inspector John Appleby.
- 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_69d85a0b78bc8190b6e5ad51a2c4cfc5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e006b476208190a5119710c518bb1f |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fed3363f688190a5c728846bea743a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fed76d6a888190b44efa490df4b6d0 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69feda443c64819087cb16ce742e7cc5 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:10 a.m.