Triple
T16339876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan E. Nourse |
E396768
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Star Surgeon
Star Surgeon is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows a young human doctor working in an interstellar medical service amid themes of xenobiology, ethics, and prejudice.
|
E1207307
|
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: Star Surgeon | Statement: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Star Surgeon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star Surgeon Context triple: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Star Surgeon]
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A.
Trypticon Station
Trypticon Station is a massive Decepticon space station and battleground featured in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron.
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B.
Sargasso of Space
Sargasso of Space is a classic science fiction novel by Andre Norton that follows a young Free Trader crew as they uncover peril and mystery in a legendary starship graveyard.
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C.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
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D.
The Space Eater
The Space Eater is a science fiction novel by David Langford that blends dark humor with high-concept physics and military adventure.
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E.
Singularity Sky
Singularity Sky is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that explores post-singularity politics, economics, and revolution in a far-future interstellar setting.
- 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: Star Surgeon Triple: [Alan E. Nourse, notableWork, Star Surgeon]
Generated description
Star Surgeon is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows a young human doctor working in an interstellar medical service amid themes of xenobiology, ethics, and prejudice.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star Surgeon Target entity description: Star Surgeon is a science fiction novel by Alan E. Nourse that follows a young human doctor working in an interstellar medical service amid themes of xenobiology, ethics, and prejudice.
-
A.
Trypticon Station
Trypticon Station is a massive Decepticon space station and battleground featured in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron.
-
B.
Sargasso of Space
Sargasso of Space is a classic science fiction novel by Andre Norton that follows a young Free Trader crew as they uncover peril and mystery in a legendary starship graveyard.
-
C.
Spaceways
Spaceways is a 1953 British science fiction film about early space travel and personal intrigue, directed by Terence Fisher and associated with editor-turned-director Harmon Jones.
-
D.
The Space Eater
The Space Eater is a science fiction novel by David Langford that blends dark humor with high-concept physics and military adventure.
-
E.
Singularity Sky
Singularity Sky is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that explores post-singularity politics, economics, and revolution in a far-future interstellar setting.
- 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_69d87f26864c819088365ca381a003c2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2da08fbc88190a31127d10ca633d6 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00261b31c08190908a72bff20871be |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0028275f008190abd10f186bdf9fd2 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0028e71de88190b48e33f2116e78dc |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.