Triple
T2854998
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crying of Lot 49 |
E63178
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Nefastis
John Nefastis is a reclusive, eccentric engineer in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, obsessed with a perpetual-motion-like device based on Maxwell’s Demon.
|
E304950
|
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: John Nefastis | Statement: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, John Nefastis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Nefastis Context triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, John Nefastis]
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A.
Nikolaos
Nikolaos is a common Greek male given name with deep historical and religious roots, most famously borne by Saint Nicholas.
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B.
Sifakis
Sifakis is a Greek surname most notably associated with Joseph Sifakis, a pioneering computer scientist and Turing Award laureate recognized for his work in model checking.
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C.
Stelios
Stelios is a male given name of Greek origin, commonly used as a diminutive of Stylianos.
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D.
Nyssa Damaskinos
Nyssa Damaskinos is a vampire princess and skilled warrior who allies with Blade in the film "Blade II" to combat a deadly new breed of vampires.
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E.
Nikephoros Basilakes
Nikephoros Basilakes was a 12th-century Byzantine scholar and writer known for his sophisticated rhetorical works and contributions to Byzantine literature.
- 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: John Nefastis Triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, John Nefastis]
Generated description
John Nefastis is a reclusive, eccentric engineer in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, obsessed with a perpetual-motion-like device based on Maxwell’s Demon.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Nefastis Target entity description: John Nefastis is a reclusive, eccentric engineer in Thomas Pynchon’s novel *The Crying of Lot 49*, obsessed with a perpetual-motion-like device based on Maxwell’s Demon.
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A.
Nikolaos
Nikolaos is a common Greek male given name with deep historical and religious roots, most famously borne by Saint Nicholas.
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B.
Sifakis
Sifakis is a Greek surname most notably associated with Joseph Sifakis, a pioneering computer scientist and Turing Award laureate recognized for his work in model checking.
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C.
Stelios
Stelios is a male given name of Greek origin, commonly used as a diminutive of Stylianos.
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D.
Nyssa Damaskinos
Nyssa Damaskinos is a vampire princess and skilled warrior who allies with Blade in the film "Blade II" to combat a deadly new breed of vampires.
-
E.
Nikephoros Basilakes
Nikephoros Basilakes was a 12th-century Byzantine scholar and writer known for his sophisticated rhetorical works and contributions to Byzantine literature.
- 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_69ab4c407c408190857d25e027155ce9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdf60852c8190b66c8719c63a723e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01d8d0eec8190b0b29407264fb2bd |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b020869d7c81909d9a00cc43f0ed7d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b02122270c8190a063f09acefcbb18 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.