Triple
T1683415
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lester Bowles Pearson |
E36387
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pearson
Pearson is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including Canadian diplomat and former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
|
E32445
|
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: Pearson | Statement: [Lester Bowles Pearson, familyName, Pearson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pearson Context triple: [Lester Bowles Pearson, familyName, Pearson]
-
A.
Pearson
Pearson is a major British multinational publishing and education company known for its textbooks, assessments, and digital learning solutions worldwide.
-
B.
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall is a major American educational and professional publishing company known for its textbooks and academic titles across a wide range of disciplines.
-
C.
McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill is a major American educational publishing company known for producing textbooks and academic resources across a wide range of disciplines.
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D.
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a major educational content and technology company that produces textbooks, digital learning solutions, and course materials for higher education and professional markets worldwide.
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E.
Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin is a major American publishing company known for its educational materials, textbooks, and notable works of fiction and non-fiction.
- 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: Pearson Triple: [Lester Bowles Pearson, familyName, Pearson]
Generated description
Pearson is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including Canadian diplomat and former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pearson Target entity description: Pearson is a common English surname borne by numerous notable figures, including Canadian diplomat and former Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
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A.
Pearson
chosen
Pearson is a major British multinational publishing and education company known for its textbooks, assessments, and digital learning solutions worldwide.
-
B.
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall is a major American educational and professional publishing company known for its textbooks and academic titles across a wide range of disciplines.
-
C.
McGraw-Hill
McGraw-Hill is a major American educational publishing company known for producing textbooks and academic resources across a wide range of disciplines.
-
D.
Cengage Learning
Cengage Learning is a major educational content and technology company that produces textbooks, digital learning solutions, and course materials for higher education and professional markets worldwide.
-
E.
Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin is a major American publishing company known for its educational materials, textbooks, and notable works of fiction and non-fiction.
- F. None of above.
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_69a886139ed081909af0940aa9313512 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa627ab38081909d5f264ca49e036a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad71bf1998819094d3eb67c6e6bafd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad7298ee288190b5e2b7d2ccb17a91 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad7305c7b48190a8a443dbc20ec9b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 1 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.