Triple
T3377951
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terrance Dicks |
E71111
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Terrance William Dicks
Terrance William Dicks was a British television screenwriter and author best known for his extensive work on the classic science fiction series Doctor Who and its related novels.
|
E352963
|
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: Terrance William Dicks | Statement: [Terrance Dicks, fullName, Terrance William Dicks]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terrance William Dicks Context triple: [Terrance Dicks, fullName, Terrance William Dicks]
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A.
Jason Cowley
Jason Cowley is a British journalist, editor, and author best known for his long-running role as editor of the political and cultural magazine the New Statesman.
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B.
Trevor Gardner
Trevor Gardner was a prominent U.S. defense official and aerospace executive known for his influential role in advancing American missile and space programs during the Cold War.
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C.
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris was an American character actor best known for his flamboyant role as Dr. Zachary Smith on the TV series "Lost in Space" and for his distinctive voice work in animation.
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D.
Jonathan Stokes
Jonathan Stokes was an 18th-century English physician and botanist associated with the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham.
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E.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis is an English actor best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series.
- 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: Terrance William Dicks Triple: [Terrance Dicks, fullName, Terrance William Dicks]
Generated description
Terrance William Dicks was a British television screenwriter and author best known for his extensive work on the classic science fiction series Doctor Who and its related novels.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terrance William Dicks Target entity description: Terrance William Dicks was a British television screenwriter and author best known for his extensive work on the classic science fiction series Doctor Who and its related novels.
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A.
Jason Cowley
Jason Cowley is a British journalist, editor, and author best known for his long-running role as editor of the political and cultural magazine the New Statesman.
-
B.
Trevor Gardner
Trevor Gardner was a prominent U.S. defense official and aerospace executive known for his influential role in advancing American missile and space programs during the Cold War.
-
C.
Jonathan Harris
Jonathan Harris was an American character actor best known for his flamboyant role as Dr. Zachary Smith on the TV series "Lost in Space" and for his distinctive voice work in animation.
-
D.
Jonathan Stokes
Jonathan Stokes was an 18th-century English physician and botanist associated with the influential Lunar Society of Birmingham.
-
E.
Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis is an English actor best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series.
- 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_69ad85a7f80c8190a05e43013f298942 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb2e8d1988190b6fb6c4c5502f25f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b334490bf08190aa119e72d12f5e4b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b334d2c7b8819096ed10686addc7e9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b335b4cfc48190b5fef4255ba52d84 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.