Triple
T15893429
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Gaddis |
E385387
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Gaddis
Gaddis is a surname most notably associated with William Gaddis, an influential American novelist known for his complex, postmodern works.
|
E1182759
|
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: Gaddis | Statement: [William Gaddis, familyName, Gaddis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaddis Context triple: [William Gaddis, familyName, Gaddis]
-
A.
Galvin
Galvin is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as sports, business, and the arts.
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B.
Magruder
Magruder is a surname most notably associated with Jeb Stuart Magruder, a key figure in the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration.
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C.
McDougal
McDougal is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a spelling variant of MacDougall.
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D.
Stigler
Stigler is a surname most prominently associated with George Stigler, the Nobel Prize–winning American economist known for his work on industrial organization and the economics of regulation.
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E.
Gould
Gould is a surname most notably associated with Jay Gould, the influential 19th-century American railroad magnate and financier.
- 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: Gaddis Triple: [William Gaddis, familyName, Gaddis]
Generated description
Gaddis is a surname most notably associated with William Gaddis, an influential American novelist known for his complex, postmodern works.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaddis Target entity description: Gaddis is a surname most notably associated with William Gaddis, an influential American novelist known for his complex, postmodern works.
-
A.
Galvin
Galvin is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as sports, business, and the arts.
-
B.
Magruder
Magruder is a surname most notably associated with Jeb Stuart Magruder, a key figure in the Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration.
-
C.
McDougal
McDougal is a surname of Scottish origin, commonly considered a spelling variant of MacDougall.
-
D.
Stigler
Stigler is a surname most prominently associated with George Stigler, the Nobel Prize–winning American economist known for his work on industrial organization and the economics of regulation.
-
E.
Gould
Gould is a surname most notably associated with Jay Gould, the influential 19th-century American railroad magnate and financier.
- 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_69d86da5b800819083a31be937d738b0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1563727cc819086b5c18b655dd7f6 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffb0497cb481908e8ea4ebb9c4039d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffb1b0ac6481908d2e6106c0984d21 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffb2461ea48190ba05f7da71b0f80f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.