Triple
T17450576
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J Harlen Bretz |
E424901
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bretz |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Bretz | Statement: [J Harlen Bretz, familyName, Bretz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bretz Context triple: [J Harlen Bretz, familyName, Bretz]
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A.
Pitsenbarger
Pitsenbarger is the surname of William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force pararescueman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War.
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B.
Pangborn
Pangborn is a surname most notably associated with American character actor Franklin Pangborn, known for his comedic roles in early 20th-century films.
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C.
Drieborg
Drieborg is a small village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
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D.
Trichardt
Trichardt is a small town in Mpumalanga, South Africa, known for its close association with the nearby industrial and coal-mining hub of Secunda.
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E.
Briese
Briese is a small river in Brandenburg, Germany, known for flowing through the town of Birkenwerder and its surrounding natural landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bretz Target entity description: Bretz is a surname most notably associated with J Harlen Bretz, the American geologist who proposed the once-controversial Missoula Floods theory explaining the formation of the Channeled Scablands.
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A.
Pitsenbarger
Pitsenbarger is the surname of William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force pararescueman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War.
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B.
Pangborn
Pangborn is a surname most notably associated with American character actor Franklin Pangborn, known for his comedic roles in early 20th-century films.
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C.
Drieborg
Drieborg is a small village in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands.
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D.
Trichardt
Trichardt is a small town in Mpumalanga, South Africa, known for its close association with the nearby industrial and coal-mining hub of Secunda.
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E.
Briese
Briese is a small river in Brandenburg, Germany, known for flowing through the town of Birkenwerder and its surrounding natural landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d889db0ba481908402409af3b37917 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4513d00f48190802a3bdc8c8f4db5 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:47 a.m.