Triple

T15989208
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953) E387778 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Wisdom of Crocodiles
The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a dark, philosophical thriller novel by Paul Hoffman that blends crime, metaphysics, and moral ambiguity.
E1187488 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: The Wisdom of Crocodiles | Statement: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Wisdom of Crocodiles]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Context triple: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Wisdom of Crocodiles]
  • A. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile is a famed Seattle music club in Belltown known for hosting influential rock and alternative acts since the early 1990s.
  • B. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile is the political nickname of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the long-time Zimbabwean politician and current president known for his shrewd and hardline reputation.
  • C. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile was the famous nickname of French tennis champion and fashion entrepreneur René Lacoste, symbolizing his tenacity on court and later inspiring the iconic Lacoste logo.
  • D. Green Crocodiles
    Green Crocodiles is the popular nickname of Turkish football club Bursaspor, referencing their green team colors and fierce playing style.
  • E. Exortação aos Crocodilos
    Exortação aos Crocodilos is a novel by Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes that explores themes of memory, trauma, and the lingering effects of Portugal’s authoritarian past through his characteristically dense, introspective prose.
  • 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: The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Triple: [Paul Hoffman (author, born 1953), notableWork, The Wisdom of Crocodiles]
Generated description
The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a dark, philosophical thriller novel by Paul Hoffman that blends crime, metaphysics, and moral ambiguity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Target entity description: The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a dark, philosophical thriller novel by Paul Hoffman that blends crime, metaphysics, and moral ambiguity.
  • A. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile is a famed Seattle music club in Belltown known for hosting influential rock and alternative acts since the early 1990s.
  • B. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile is the political nickname of Emmerson Mnangagwa, the long-time Zimbabwean politician and current president known for his shrewd and hardline reputation.
  • C. The Crocodile
    The Crocodile was the famous nickname of French tennis champion and fashion entrepreneur René Lacoste, symbolizing his tenacity on court and later inspiring the iconic Lacoste logo.
  • D. Green Crocodiles
    Green Crocodiles is the popular nickname of Turkish football club Bursaspor, referencing their green team colors and fierce playing style.
  • E. Exortação aos Crocodilos
    Exortação aos Crocodilos is a novel by Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes that explores themes of memory, trauma, and the lingering effects of Portugal’s authoritarian past through his characteristically dense, introspective prose.
  • 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_69d86daa562c81908aacc179c0fe8fb5 completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e157829ec08190aa4a683e29a0148a completed April 16, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffc3d2369081909efa2d4addf0cf2d completed May 9, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffc45e6ff48190bb7b82adb4161ad0 completed May 9, 2026, 11:33 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffc4cea4108190927b107fc24df597 completed May 9, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.