Triple

T1660898
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Patterson E35903 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Patterson
Patterson is a common English and Scottish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, sports, and entertainment.
 E188718 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: Patterson | Statement: [James Patterson, familyName, Patterson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Patterson
Context triple: [James Patterson, familyName, Patterson]
  • A. Patterson
    Patterson is a small agricultural and residential city in California’s Central Valley, known as the “Apricot Capital of the World” and located in Stanislaus County.
  • B. Parlick
    Parlick is a prominent hill in Lancashire, England, popular with walkers and paragliders and known for its sweeping views over the Forest of Bowland.
  • C. Hayes
    Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
  • D. Tilton
    Tilton is a locality in the United Kingdom notable for lending its name to the territorial designation of the peerage title Baron Keynes of Tilton.
  • E. Brewster
    Brewster is an English occupational surname historically associated with brewing ale or beer.
  • 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: Patterson
Triple: [James Patterson, familyName, Patterson]
Generated description
Patterson is a common English and Scottish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, sports, and entertainment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Patterson
Target entity description: Patterson is a common English and Scottish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, sports, and entertainment.
  • A. Patterson
    Patterson is a small agricultural and residential city in California’s Central Valley, known as the “Apricot Capital of the World” and located in Stanislaus County.
  • B. Parlick
    Parlick is a prominent hill in Lancashire, England, popular with walkers and paragliders and known for its sweeping views over the Forest of Bowland.
  • C. Hayes
    Hayes is a suburban district in southeast London, England, known for its residential character and green spaces within the London Borough of Bromley.
  • D. Tilton
    Tilton is a locality in the United Kingdom notable for lending its name to the territorial designation of the peerage title Baron Keynes of Tilton.
  • E. Brewster
    Brewster is an English occupational surname historically associated with brewing ale or beer.
  • 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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90ab2a3488190a67c110a70d652c9 completed March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad682ab8a08190bdb33d79d5083029 completed March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad6be91e1c8190b3db2ba019e77ee3 completed March 8, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad6d161bd08190a7087d61f2d3a45e completed March 8, 2026, 12:35 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.