Triple

T16749146
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William John Swainson E407028 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Swainson
Swainson is a surname most notably associated with William John Swainson, a 19th-century English naturalist and illustrator known for his contributions to zoology and ornithology.
 E1232535 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: Swainson | Statement: [William John Swainson, familyName, Swainson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Swainson
Context triple: [William John Swainson, familyName, Swainson]
  • A. Columbina
    Columbina is a clever and flirtatious maid character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition, often portrayed as Harlequin’s witty counterpart and love interest.
  • B. Branta hutchinsii
    Branta hutchinsii, commonly known as the cackling goose, is a small North American goose species closely resembling the Canada goose but distinguished by its smaller size and higher-pitched calls.
  • C. Cepphus
    Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the black guillemots and related species found in cold northern coastal waters.
  • D. Sibley
    Sibley is a surname most notably associated with Henry Hastings Sibley, an early political and military leader in Minnesota history.
  • E. McCaw
    McCaw is a surname most prominently associated with Richie McCaw, the legendary New Zealand rugby union flanker and former All Blacks captain.
  • 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: Swainson
Triple: [William John Swainson, familyName, Swainson]
Generated description
Swainson is a surname most notably associated with William John Swainson, a 19th-century English naturalist and illustrator known for his contributions to zoology and ornithology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Swainson
Target entity description: Swainson is a surname most notably associated with William John Swainson, a 19th-century English naturalist and illustrator known for his contributions to zoology and ornithology.
  • A. Columbina
    Columbina is a clever and flirtatious maid character from the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition, often portrayed as Harlequin’s witty counterpart and love interest.
  • B. Branta hutchinsii
    Branta hutchinsii, commonly known as the cackling goose, is a small North American goose species closely resembling the Canada goose but distinguished by its smaller size and higher-pitched calls.
  • C. Cepphus
    Cepphus is a genus of seabirds in the auk family that includes the black guillemots and related species found in cold northern coastal waters.
  • D. Sibley
    Sibley is a surname most notably associated with Henry Hastings Sibley, an early political and military leader in Minnesota history.
  • E. McCaw
    McCaw is a surname most prominently associated with Richie McCaw, the legendary New Zealand rugby union flanker and former All Blacks captain.
  • 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_69d8838ffb088190a0b11149929006bf completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3aa2532ac81908e5ee5148e35f92e completed April 18, 2026, 3:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00a522255c8190ab16d7ad233fcd3b completed May 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00a6b2d7b08190841de0e849eac604 completed May 10, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00a761530481909b27b6844d2324f0 completed May 10, 2026, 3:42 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:21 a.m.