Triple
T16465910
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Five Doctors |
E399931
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresActor |
P15562
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nicholas Courtney |
E373138
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Nicholas Courtney | Statement: [The Five Doctors, featuresActor, Nicholas Courtney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Courtney Context triple: [The Five Doctors, featuresActor, Nicholas Courtney]
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A.
Nicholas Courtney
chosen
Nicholas Courtney was a British actor best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the classic science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
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C.
Norman Fell
Norman Fell was an American character actor best known for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company."
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D.
Thomas Craig
Thomas Craig is a British actor best known for his long-running role as Inspector Thomas Brackenreid on the Canadian television series "Murdoch Mysteries."
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E.
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton is a British actor and writer, known for his television roles and for being the son and biographer of Doctor Who star Patrick Troughton.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d87f2dac988190b74d6e185fa88ba4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32dcc52f88190958b408e49cfb512 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00c794355881908fdec356d12a5635 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:11 a.m.