Triple

T1684163
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Candide E36404 entity
Predicate mainCharacter P1183 FINISHED
Object the Old Woman
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
E190090 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: the Old Woman | Statement: [Candide, mainCharacter, the Old Woman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Old Woman
Context triple: [Candide, mainCharacter, the Old Woman]
  • A. "Old Lady"
    "Old Lady" is a colloquial nickname referring to the Bank of England, derived from the famous satirical figure known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
  • B. Old Man
    "Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
  • C. the Old Man
    The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
  • D. Same Old Man
    "Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
  • E. Madam
    "Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
  • 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: the Old Woman
Triple: [Candide, mainCharacter, the Old Woman]
Generated description
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Old Woman
Target entity description: The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
  • A. "Old Lady"
    "Old Lady" is a colloquial nickname referring to the Bank of England, derived from the famous satirical figure known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
  • B. Old Man
    "Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
  • C. the Old Man
    The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
  • D. Same Old Man
    "Same Old Man" is a song by Joanna Newsom from her 2010 album *Have One on Me*, known for its intricate lyrics and distinctive harp-driven folk sound.
  • E. Madam
    "Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
  • 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_69a886151508819084fa7f1ce6e05577 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa627c29548190b60ee3bc744069a0 completed March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad71c1b4308190b04fed7ce752b67c completed March 8, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad724651e08190a77519ad21c64b23 completed March 8, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad72c405b081909bff8bf621e9baec completed March 8, 2026, 12:59 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.