Triple
T18190321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erskine Caldwell |
E435514
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ira Sylvester Caldwell |
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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: Ira Sylvester Caldwell | Statement: [Erskine Caldwell, father, Ira Sylvester Caldwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ira Sylvester Caldwell Context triple: [Erskine Caldwell, father, Ira Sylvester Caldwell]
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A.
Ira Morgan
Ira Morgan was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early 20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
Weldon Irvine
Weldon Irvine was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and playwright known for his socially conscious work and collaborations with major jazz and soul artists.
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C.
Vernon Orlando Bailey
Vernon Orlando Bailey was an American naturalist and field biologist known for his extensive studies of North American mammals and long service with the U.S. Biological Survey.
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D.
Sylvester Pendleton Clark
Sylvester Pendleton Clark was an individual significant enough in local history or public life that the town of Pendleton, New York, was named in his honor.
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E.
Luther Hicks
Luther Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake of the surname Hicks.
- 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: Ira Sylvester Caldwell Target entity description: Ira Sylvester Caldwell was an American Presbyterian minister and educator best known as the father of novelist Erskine Caldwell.
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A.
Ira Morgan
Ira Morgan was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early 20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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B.
Weldon Irvine
Weldon Irvine was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and playwright known for his socially conscious work and collaborations with major jazz and soul artists.
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C.
Vernon Orlando Bailey
Vernon Orlando Bailey was an American naturalist and field biologist known for his extensive studies of North American mammals and long service with the U.S. Biological Survey.
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D.
Sylvester Pendleton Clark
Sylvester Pendleton Clark was an individual significant enough in local history or public life that the town of Pendleton, New York, was named in his honor.
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E.
Luther Hicks
Luther Hicks is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinct namesake of the surname Hicks.
- 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_69d8b90c7ec081909b4694ccecb449c6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4e0016ec08190ae853dbc89865a41 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:31 a.m.