Triple
T16988565
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Thomson (engineer) |
E412132
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entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
James Thomson
James Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish engineer and physicist known for his work on fluid dynamics and contributions to the understanding of thermodynamics, and was the elder brother of Lord Kelvin.
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E1246935
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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: James Thomson | Statement: [James Thomson (engineer), name, James Thomson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Thomson Context triple: [James Thomson (engineer), name, James Thomson]
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A.
James Thomson
James Thomson was a Scottish architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Dundee, including the landmark Caird Hall.
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B.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the husband of influential moral philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson, known for her work on ethics and metaphysics.
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C.
James Thomson
James Thomson was an 18th-century Scottish poet best known for his influential patriotic verse and the poem cycle "The Seasons."
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D.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the father of English actress Lily James, known for her roles in films like "Cinderella" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
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E.
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
- 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: James Thomson Triple: [James Thomson (engineer), name, James Thomson]
Generated description
James Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish engineer and physicist known for his work on fluid dynamics and contributions to the understanding of thermodynamics, and was the elder brother of Lord Kelvin.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Thomson Target entity description: James Thomson was a 19th-century Scottish engineer and physicist known for his work on fluid dynamics and contributions to the understanding of thermodynamics, and was the elder brother of Lord Kelvin.
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A.
James Thomson
James Thomson was a Scottish architect known for designing prominent public buildings in Dundee, including the landmark Caird Hall.
-
B.
James Thomson
James Thomson was an 18th-century Scottish poet best known for his influential patriotic verse and the poem cycle "The Seasons."
-
C.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the father of English actress Lily James, known for her roles in films like "Cinderella" and "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."
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D.
James Thomson
James Thomson is the husband of influential moral philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson, known for her work on ethics and metaphysics.
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E.
James Fergusson
James Fergusson was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and politician who served in several high-ranking imperial posts, including as a governor in British India.
- 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_69d886ca8f348190812768ea8d5055ce |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3d27dca248190a9b73b16439d5631 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a011b433e688190ac8dda10638a197f |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a011cc1afc48190b83e3203407c1d7f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a011d67c82c8190b737406e8952eb2b |
completed | May 11, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:32 a.m.