Triple
T15897026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Engel |
E385482
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Engel
Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery writer best known for his Benny Cooperman detective series and for continuing to write after a stroke left him with alexia.
|
E1189533
|
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: Howard Engel | Statement: [Engel, hasNotableBearer, Howard Engel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Engel Context triple: [Engel, hasNotableBearer, Howard Engel]
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A.
Len Lesser
Len Lesser was an American character actor best known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo on the television sitcom "Seinfeld."
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B.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
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C.
Harold Gould
Harold Gould was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s, including memorable roles in projects like "The Sting" and the TV series "The Golden Girls."
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D.
Sam Fields
Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
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E.
William B. Murray
William B. Murray was a prominent early 20th-century baseball executive who served as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, helping shape the structure of the minor leagues.
- 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: Howard Engel Triple: [Engel, hasNotableBearer, Howard Engel]
Generated description
Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery writer best known for his Benny Cooperman detective series and for continuing to write after a stroke left him with alexia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Engel Target entity description: Howard Engel was a Canadian mystery writer best known for his Benny Cooperman detective series and for continuing to write after a stroke left him with alexia.
-
A.
Len Lesser
Len Lesser was an American character actor best known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo on the television sitcom "Seinfeld."
-
B.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
-
C.
Harold Gould
Harold Gould was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s, including memorable roles in projects like "The Sting" and the TV series "The Golden Girls."
-
D.
Sam Fields
Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
-
E.
William B. Murray
William B. Murray was a prominent early 20th-century baseball executive who served as president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, helping shape the structure of the minor leagues.
- 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_69e15639c9748190b1115f74cbd61330 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffcf1045f88190ae96a2477497038c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffd049952081909221df73d3555557 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffd10ab484819089cd94ef07cb8de5 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:27 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.