Triple

T16252063
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lawrence Sanders E394532 entity
Predicate notableSeries P3199 FINISHED
Object Edward X. Delaney series
The Edward X. Delaney series is a set of crime novels by Lawrence Sanders featuring a seasoned New York City police detective known for his methodical investigations and introspective style.
 E1202909 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: Edward X. Delaney series | Statement: [Lawrence Sanders, notableSeries, Edward X. Delaney series]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward X. Delaney series
Context triple: [Lawrence Sanders, notableSeries, Edward X. Delaney series]
  • A. Terry McCaleb series
    The Terry McCaleb series is a set of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring retired FBI profiler and heart-transplant recipient Terry McCaleb as he investigates complex and often personal cases.
  • B. Sean Dillon series
    The Sean Dillon series is a collection of thriller novels by Jack Higgins featuring the eponymous former IRA enforcer turned British government operative.
  • C. Jack McEvoy series
    The Jack McEvoy series is a set of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring investigative journalist Jack McEvoy as he pursues complex and often serial murder cases.
  • D. Lanny Budd series
    The Lanny Budd series is a cycle of historical novels by Upton Sinclair that follows an American art dealer and secret agent through major political and social upheavals of the early 20th century.
  • E. Renée Ballard series
    The Renée Ballard series is a crime fiction book series by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she investigates complex, often dark cases in Los Angeles.
  • 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: Edward X. Delaney series
Triple: [Lawrence Sanders, notableSeries, Edward X. Delaney series]
Generated description
The Edward X. Delaney series is a set of crime novels by Lawrence Sanders featuring a seasoned New York City police detective known for his methodical investigations and introspective style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Edward X. Delaney series
Target entity description: The Edward X. Delaney series is a set of crime novels by Lawrence Sanders featuring a seasoned New York City police detective known for his methodical investigations and introspective style.
  • A. Terry McCaleb series
    The Terry McCaleb series is a set of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring retired FBI profiler and heart-transplant recipient Terry McCaleb as he investigates complex and often personal cases.
  • B. Sean Dillon series
    The Sean Dillon series is a collection of thriller novels by Jack Higgins featuring the eponymous former IRA enforcer turned British government operative.
  • C. Jack McEvoy series
    The Jack McEvoy series is a set of crime novels by Michael Connelly featuring investigative journalist Jack McEvoy as he pursues complex and often serial murder cases.
  • D. Lanny Budd series
    The Lanny Budd series is a cycle of historical novels by Upton Sinclair that follows an American art dealer and secret agent through major political and social upheavals of the early 20th century.
  • E. Renée Ballard series
    The Renée Ballard series is a crime fiction book series by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she investigates complex, often dark cases in Los Angeles.
  • 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_69d87f2171208190951025e526947816 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e24597b74481908fdb8175628a57a1 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a000ee788f88190b16d267f1eee6d62 completed May 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00113900c88190bf7f56ca4b16a84c completed May 10, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0011d98f708190805c84d63ed79aaa completed May 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m.