Triple
T17353806
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sheppard Avenue |
E421879
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Joseph Sheppard |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Joseph Sheppard | Statement: [Sheppard Avenue, namedAfter, Joseph Sheppard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph Sheppard Context triple: [Sheppard Avenue, namedAfter, Joseph Sheppard]
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A.
Joseph Sheppard
chosen
Joseph Sheppard was a notable local figure in Toronto, Ontario, after whom the major east–west thoroughfare Sheppard Avenue was named.
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B.
James Sheppard
James Sheppard is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who has played in the NHL for teams including the Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, and New York Rangers.
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C.
George Lepping
George Lepping was a Solomon Islands politician who served as the country's second Governor-General from 1988 to 1994.
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D.
William McGlashen
William McGlashen was a relative of American screenwriter and silent-era film pioneer Bess Meredyth, though little else is widely documented about his life or career.
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E.
William Sheer
William Sheer is an actor known for appearing in the film "Regeneration."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d889d520008190a26917a95bf1c2ea |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e43a2e660c81908700aed5c42e9043 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.