Triple
T18126009
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John C. Best |
E433875
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | John C. Best |
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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: John C. Best | Statement: [John C. Best, name, John C. Best]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John C. Best Context triple: [John C. Best, name, John C. Best]
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A.
John C. Best
chosen
John C. Best is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Best, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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B.
Paul D. Harkins
Paul D. Harkins was a U.S. Army general best known for his World War II service under General Patton and later command of U.S. forces in Vietnam in the early 1960s.
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C.
Charles M. Barnes
Charles M. Barnes was an American entrepreneur and bookseller best known as a co-founder of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain.
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D.
James B. Ricketts
James B. Ricketts was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several major battles.
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E.
John A. Knebel
John A. Knebel is an American lawyer and government official who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture in the 1970s.
- 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_69d8b909e8cc81908df4cc2b8ea6d11f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4ddee1efc8190b04324b98de5c9d0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:51 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.