Triple
T22630311
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cottrell |
E558529
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Cottrell |
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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: William Cottrell | Statement: [Cottrell, hasNotableBearer, William Cottrell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Cottrell Context triple: [Cottrell, hasNotableBearer, William Cottrell]
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A.
William Cottrell
William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
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B.
George Cottrell
George Cottrell is a British political fundraiser and former UKIP adviser who gained notoriety following his 2016 arrest and conviction in the United States for financial crimes.
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C.
Frederick Etchells
Frederick Etchells was a British artist, architect, and translator best known for his involvement in the early 20th-century avant-garde, particularly the Vorticist movement.
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D.
George H. Jessop
George H. Jessop was an Irish-born playwright and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to drama and literature.
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E.
J. Austin Cottrell
J. Austin Cottrell is a researcher and co-author known for his contributions to isogeometric analysis and the integration of computer-aided design with finite element analysis.
- 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: William Cottrell Target entity description: William Cottrell is an American former Caltech graduate student best known for his controversial conviction related to a series of environmentally motivated arson attacks in the early 2000s.
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A.
William Cottrell
William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
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B.
George Cottrell
George Cottrell is a British political fundraiser and former UKIP adviser who gained notoriety following his 2016 arrest and conviction in the United States for financial crimes.
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C.
Frederick Etchells
Frederick Etchells was a British artist, architect, and translator best known for his involvement in the early 20th-century avant-garde, particularly the Vorticist movement.
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D.
George H. Jessop
George H. Jessop was an Irish-born playwright and author active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his contributions to drama and literature.
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E.
J. Austin Cottrell
J. Austin Cottrell is a researcher and co-author known for his contributions to isogeometric analysis and the integration of computer-aided design with finite element analysis.
- 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_69e245467d9881908d6985bd0db7a1f1 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17008e7648190b243c18067b4efb9 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:02 p.m.