Triple
T2854999
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Crying of Lot 49 |
E63178
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mike Fallopian
Mike Fallopian is a minor but memorable right-wing activist and member of the Peter Pinguid Society in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49."
|
E304951
|
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: Mike Fallopian | Statement: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Mike Fallopian]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Fallopian Context triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Mike Fallopian]
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A.
Jan Murray
Jan Murray was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host known for his work in early television and film.
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B.
Tula Ellice Finklea
Tula Ellice Finklea, better known by her stage name Cyd Charisse, was an American dancer and actress famed for her roles in classic Hollywood musical films.
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C.
David Mannion
David Mannion is a British television news executive and former editor known for his senior roles at ITN and his commentary on media and war reporting.
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D.
Jack Pfiester
Jack Pfiester was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, known for his key role in their dominant, pennant-winning teams.
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E.
Daniel Comstock
Daniel Comstock was an American scientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Technicolor, a pioneering company in color motion picture technology.
- 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: Mike Fallopian Triple: [The Crying of Lot 49, mainCharacter, Mike Fallopian]
Generated description
Mike Fallopian is a minor but memorable right-wing activist and member of the Peter Pinguid Society in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Fallopian Target entity description: Mike Fallopian is a minor but memorable right-wing activist and member of the Peter Pinguid Society in Thomas Pynchon’s novel "The Crying of Lot 49."
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A.
Jan Murray
Jan Murray was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host known for his work in early television and film.
-
B.
Tula Ellice Finklea
Tula Ellice Finklea, better known by her stage name Cyd Charisse, was an American dancer and actress famed for her roles in classic Hollywood musical films.
-
C.
David Mannion
David Mannion is a British television news executive and former editor known for his senior roles at ITN and his commentary on media and war reporting.
-
D.
Jack Pfiester
Jack Pfiester was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, known for his key role in their dominant, pennant-winning teams.
-
E.
Daniel Comstock
Daniel Comstock was an American scientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Technicolor, a pioneering company in color motion picture technology.
- 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.