Triple
T15418876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zapp |
E369319
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Lester Troutman |
E1064249
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: [Zapp, member, Lester Troutman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lester Troutman Context triple: [Zapp, member, Lester Troutman]
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A.
Lester Troutman
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d85a1849f48190bf898068b2806fae |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03ebce4f48190ba282ecb4fb2f6fa |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff2cf0e90c8190a339e6fca53a02d8 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:20 a.m.