Triple

T3416227
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Time Meddler E72014 entity
Predicate featuresDoctorActor P5563 FINISHED
Object William Hartnell
William Hartnell was an English actor best known for originating the role of the First Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
E362146 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: William Hartnell | Statement: [The Time Meddler, featuresDoctorActor, William Hartnell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Hartnell
Context triple: [The Time Meddler, featuresDoctorActor, William Hartnell]
  • A. Tom Baker
    Tom Baker is a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series "Doctor Who."
  • B. Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
  • C. Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton was an English actor best known for playing the Second Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
  • D. Jon Pertwee
    Jon Pertwee was a British actor best known for playing the Third Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
  • E. Roger Lloyd-Pack
    Roger Lloyd-Pack was an English actor best known for his comedic roles in British television, particularly as Trigger in "Only Fools and Horses."
  • 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: William Hartnell
Triple: [The Time Meddler, featuresDoctorActor, William Hartnell]
Generated description
William Hartnell was an English actor best known for originating the role of the First Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Hartnell
Target entity description: William Hartnell was an English actor best known for originating the role of the First Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
  • A. Tom Baker
    Tom Baker is a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series "Doctor Who."
  • B. Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
  • C. Patrick Troughton
    Patrick Troughton was an English actor best known for playing the Second Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
  • D. Jon Pertwee
    Jon Pertwee was a British actor best known for playing the Third Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
  • E. Roger Lloyd-Pack
    Roger Lloyd-Pack was an English actor best known for his comedic roles in British television, particularly as Trigger in "Only Fools and Horses."
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: featuresDoctorActor
Context triple: [The Time Meddler, featuresDoctorActor, William Hartnell]
  • A. developerOfWorkAppearingIn
    Indicates that one entity is the creator or developer of a work in which another entity appears or is featured.
  • B. notableCastFeature
    Indicates that a cast member has a distinctive or noteworthy characteristic, role, or attribute that is especially significant in the context of the production.
  • C. starredActor chosen
    Indicates that an actor performed a leading or significant role in a particular production or work.
  • D. featuresActorInMultipleRoles
    Indicates that a work includes an actor who portrays more than one distinct role within that same work.
  • E. portraysActorAs
    Indicates that one entity depicts or represents an actor in a particular role, character, or manner.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ad85ad38e48190b7660c5118a35289 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb92ae6148190958d6bb735258cab completed March 8, 2026, 6 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b373a2271081908816fbf6cac06975 completed March 13, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b37402b7a081908b7b6608c7f746d9 completed March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3748ae12081909b5f2dfc412b3585 completed March 13, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69adadfcbc38819080852c18240451c5 completed March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.