Triple
T16252150
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Doc |
E394535
|
entity |
| Predicate | basedOn |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ed Ricketts
Ed Ricketts was an American marine biologist and ecologist best known as John Steinbeck’s close friend and the inspiration for several of his literary characters, as well as for coauthoring the influential work "Sea of Cortez."
|
E1203166
|
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: Ed Ricketts | Statement: [Doc, basedOn, Ed Ricketts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ed Ricketts Context triple: [Doc, basedOn, Ed Ricketts]
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A.
Charles F. Muntz
Charles F. Muntz is the obsessed and disgraced explorer villain from Pixar's animated film "Up," known for his ruthless quest to capture a rare bird.
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B.
Robert Francis Goldthwait
Robert Francis Goldthwait, better known as Bobcat Goldthwait, is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker recognized for his high-pitched, energetic stand-up style and roles in films like the Police Academy series.
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C.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell was a prolific British-American zoologist, entomologist, and taxonomist known for describing thousands of species, especially bees and fossil insects, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
George E. Merrick
George E. Merrick was an American real estate developer and city planner best known for creating the planned community of Coral Gables, Florida.
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E.
William Morton Wheeler
William Morton Wheeler was an American entomologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering studies of ants and their social behavior.
- 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: Ed Ricketts Triple: [Doc, basedOn, Ed Ricketts]
Generated description
Ed Ricketts was an American marine biologist and ecologist best known as John Steinbeck’s close friend and the inspiration for several of his literary characters, as well as for coauthoring the influential work "Sea of Cortez."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ed Ricketts Target entity description: Ed Ricketts was an American marine biologist and ecologist best known as John Steinbeck’s close friend and the inspiration for several of his literary characters, as well as for coauthoring the influential work "Sea of Cortez."
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A.
Charles F. Muntz
Charles F. Muntz is the obsessed and disgraced explorer villain from Pixar's animated film "Up," known for his ruthless quest to capture a rare bird.
-
B.
Robert Francis Goldthwait
Robert Francis Goldthwait, better known as Bobcat Goldthwait, is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker recognized for his high-pitched, energetic stand-up style and roles in films like the Police Academy series.
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C.
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell was a prolific British-American zoologist, entomologist, and taxonomist known for describing thousands of species, especially bees and fossil insects, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
D.
George E. Merrick
George E. Merrick was an American real estate developer and city planner best known for creating the planned community of Coral Gables, Florida.
-
E.
William Morton Wheeler
William Morton Wheeler was an American entomologist and myrmecologist renowned for his pioneering studies of ants and their social behavior.
- 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_6a0017b1e22c8190bddca67661121c2d |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a001884e88881908713eef769f075d2 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00191cabf48190872fdeb88b92aefc |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m.