Triple
T21262343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert C. Armstrong |
E524035
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object | R. Byron Bird |
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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: R. Byron Bird | Statement: [Robert C. Armstrong, doctoralAdvisor, R. Byron Bird]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. Byron Bird Context triple: [Robert C. Armstrong, doctoralAdvisor, R. Byron Bird]
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A.
R. Byron Bird
chosen
R. Byron Bird was an influential American chemical engineer and professor renowned for his pioneering work in transport phenomena and rheology.
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B.
Robin R. Yount
Robin R. Yount is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder who spent his entire 20-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers and won two American League MVP awards.
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C.
Robert L. Boyett
Robert L. Boyett is an American television producer best known for his work on popular family sitcoms such as "Full House," "Family Matters," and other hit network comedies.
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D.
Robert N. Davoren
Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
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E.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
- 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_69e0b5156d7881909bd4f83676590715 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e735e899e081909d3c98fb12a8b476 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:31 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4 p.m.