Triple

T2000593
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rodinia E43459 entity
Predicate nameProposedBy P35031 FINISHED
Object Mark W. McMenamin
Mark W. McMenamin is an American paleontologist and geologist known for his work on ancient supercontinents and controversial hypotheses about early life on Earth.
E330711 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Mark W. McMenamin | Statement: [Rodinia, nameProposedBy, Mark W. McMenamin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark W. McMenamin
Context triple: [Rodinia, nameProposedBy, Mark W. McMenamin]
  • A. Michael N. Knue
    Michael N. Knue is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including serving as the editor of the boxing drama sequel "Rocky V."
  • B. Peter D. Martin
    Peter D. Martin was an American writer, academic, and publisher best known as the co-founder of San Francisco’s influential City Lights Bookstore and its associated publishing house.
  • C. Michael H. Moloney
    Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
  • D. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • E. John D. Porcari
    John D. Porcari is an American public official and transportation expert who served in senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation and in state-level transportation agencies.
  • 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: Mark W. McMenamin
Triple: [Rodinia, nameProposedBy, Mark W. McMenamin]
Generated description
Mark W. McMenamin is an American paleontologist and geologist known for his work on ancient supercontinents and controversial hypotheses about early life on Earth.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark W. McMenamin
Target entity description: Mark W. McMenamin is an American paleontologist and geologist known for his work on ancient supercontinents and controversial hypotheses about early life on Earth.
  • A. Michael N. Knue
    Michael N. Knue is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including serving as the editor of the boxing drama sequel "Rocky V."
  • B. Peter D. Martin
    Peter D. Martin was an American writer, academic, and publisher best known as the co-founder of San Francisco’s influential City Lights Bookstore and its associated publishing house.
  • C. Michael H. Moloney
    Michael H. Moloney is a physics-focused science policy and leadership professional who serves as the chief executive officer of the American Institute of Physics.
  • D. Michael T. Williamson
    Michael T. Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue in the film Forrest Gump.
  • E. John D. Porcari
    John D. Porcari is an American public official and transportation expert who served in senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation and in state-level transportation agencies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: nameProposedBy
Context triple: [Rodinia, nameProposedBy, Mark W. McMenamin]
  • A. nameChosenToBe
    Indicates that an entity has been given or selected to have a particular name.
  • B. nameElement
    Indicates that one entity serves as the name or label assigned to another entity or element.
  • C. nameOf
    Indicates that one entity is the name or designation of another entity.
  • D. givenNameFor
    Indicates that one entity is the personal first name assigned to or used for another entity.
  • E. namedAfter
    Indicates that one entity has been given its name in honor of, or derived from, another entity.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a88715dbbc8190b2299e29e955d997 completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb87f78f0819098e787a5f3e062fd completed March 7, 2026, 5:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2247dfcf88190ac85cc10e5700363 completed March 12, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2254ac6d88190b40c7c5b5a0f4eba completed March 12, 2026, 2:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b225c6c2d88190adb381023e0c3219 completed March 12, 2026, 2:32 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abb79e63c08190982c8b44a557266f completed March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69abb87b9fc08190a748c278ef2d7dc7 completed March 7, 2026, 5:32 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.