Triple
T21590209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Whale |
E532757
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Nickerson |
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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: Thomas Nickerson | Statement: [The Whale, mainCharacter, Thomas Nickerson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Nickerson Context triple: [The Whale, mainCharacter, Thomas Nickerson]
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A.
Thomas Nickerson
chosen
Thomas Nickerson is a historical American sailor from the whaleship Essex whose harrowing real-life experiences of shipwreck and survival inspired his portrayal in the book and film "In the Heart of the Sea."
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B.
Michael Holbrook
Michael Holbrook is a personal name most notably associated with individuals in English-speaking countries, sometimes appearing as a given and family name combination.
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C.
Robert Nichols
Robert Nichols is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple notable individuals across fields such as literature, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Edward McPherson
Edward McPherson was a 19th-century American politician and journalist best known for serving multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as Clerk of the House.
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E.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
- 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_69e0c46251648190876f0427cf2d321b |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69eefadd0ec88190929c76137bd1603e |
completed | April 27, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:32 p.m.