Triple

T2370380
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bill Bowerman E46074 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Bowerman
Bowerman is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Bowerman, the legendary American track coach and co-founder of Nike.
 E261783 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: Bowerman | Statement: [Bill Bowerman, familyName, Bowerman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bowerman
Context triple: [Bill Bowerman, familyName, Bowerman]
  • A. Steve Prefontaine
    Steve Prefontaine was a legendary American middle- and long-distance runner whose aggressive racing style and record-setting performances at the University of Oregon made him an icon of track and field in the early 1970s.
  • B. Bannister
    Bannister is a minor juror character in the play "Inherit the Wind," representing the everyday townspeople caught between religious fundamentalism and evolving scientific thought.
  • C. Brooks
    Brooks is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and other fields.
  • D. Edwin Moses
    Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
  • E. Ashton Eaton
    Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Bowerman
Triple: [Bill Bowerman, familyName, Bowerman]
Generated description
Bowerman is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Bowerman, the legendary American track coach and co-founder of Nike.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bowerman
Target entity description: Bowerman is a surname most prominently associated with Bill Bowerman, the legendary American track coach and co-founder of Nike.
  • A. Steve Prefontaine
    Steve Prefontaine was a legendary American middle- and long-distance runner whose aggressive racing style and record-setting performances at the University of Oregon made him an icon of track and field in the early 1970s.
  • B. Bannister
    Bannister is a minor juror character in the play "Inherit the Wind," representing the everyday townspeople caught between religious fundamentalism and evolving scientific thought.
  • C. Brooks
    Brooks is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and other fields.
  • D. Edwin Moses
    Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
  • E. Ashton Eaton
    Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69a88a145268819083e2736cb835c696 completed March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc76f5aec8190867d621e6849258c completed March 7, 2026, 6:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69aea8a2b1448190b19179cf379993ee completed March 9, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69aeac6b13ac81909042dddef15ec924 completed March 9, 2026, 11:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69aead16b0a881909103e26053cfad84 completed March 9, 2026, 11:20 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:56 p.m.