Triple
T20959103
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Old Man and Mr. Smith |
E516188
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTitleCharacter |
P5716
|
FINISHED |
| Object | the Old Man |
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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: the Old Man | Statement: [The Old Man and Mr. Smith, hasTitleCharacter, the Old Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Old Man Context triple: [The Old Man and Mr. Smith, hasTitleCharacter, the Old Man]
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A.
the Old Man
chosen
The Old Man is a central, symbolic figure in Ernest Hemingway’s novella "The Old Man and the Sea," representing endurance, dignity, and the human struggle against overwhelming odds.
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B.
Old Man
Old Man is one of the two central, elderly protagonists in Eugène Ionesco’s absurdist play "The Chairs," embodying themes of futility, memory, and existential despair.
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C.
Old Man
"Old Man" is a classic folk-rock song by Neil Young, known for its reflective lyrics about aging and life perspective, originally released on his 1972 album "Harvest."
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D.
Old Man
Old Man is the central, allegorical figure in the work "Purgatory," embodying themes of guilt, suffering, and spiritual reckoning.
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E.
Old Man
"Old Man" is the affectionate nickname Benjamin Sisko uses for Jadzia Dax, reflecting her centuries-old Trill symbiont and their long-standing friendship in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
- 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_69e0b4fde6c48190af1398e7e734629e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6fb6e50988190a564d2aaf1a9bc54 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 1:29 p.m.