Triple
T22924959
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Viaduct |
E569276
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Philip E. Thomas |
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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: Philip E. Thomas | Statement: [Thomas Viaduct, namedAfter, Philip E. Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philip E. Thomas Context triple: [Thomas Viaduct, namedAfter, Philip E. Thomas]
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A.
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
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B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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C.
Donald A. Thomas
Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
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D.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
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E.
Peter G. Thompson
Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
- 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: Philip E. Thomas Target entity description: Philip E. Thomas was an early American railroad executive best known as the first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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A.
John W. Thomas
John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
-
B.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
-
C.
Donald A. Thomas
Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
-
D.
Edward K. Thompson
Edward K. Thompson was an influential American magazine editor best known for his leadership at Life magazine during its mid-20th-century heyday.
-
E.
Peter G. Thompson
Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
- 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_69e2458f7d008190901dccbaebeaba24 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f180d84fc08190b747c3f9052c657a |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:43 p.m.