Triple
T3682101
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thornton, Colorado |
E78135
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dan Thornton
Dan Thornton was a mid-20th-century Colorado governor and rancher whose leadership and regional influence led to the city of Thornton, Colorado being named in his honor.
|
E379887
|
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: Dan Thornton | Statement: [Thornton, Colorado, namedAfter, Dan Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Thornton Context triple: [Thornton, Colorado, namedAfter, Dan Thornton]
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A.
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films like "Do the Right Thing" and the "Spider-Man" trilogy.
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B.
Mike Gartner
Mike Gartner is a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger renowned as one of the NHL’s most prolific goal scorers, surpassing 700 career goals over a 19-season career.
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C.
Rick Bowness
Rick Bowness is a veteran NHL coach and former player known for his long coaching career across multiple franchises, including serving as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets.
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D.
Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse is a British Conservative politician who has served as a Member of Parliament and held several senior government roles, including positions in the Cabinet.
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E.
Todd Fisher
Todd Fisher is an American producer, director, cinematographer, and the son of entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.
- 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: Dan Thornton Triple: [Thornton, Colorado, namedAfter, Dan Thornton]
Generated description
Dan Thornton was a mid-20th-century Colorado governor and rancher whose leadership and regional influence led to the city of Thornton, Colorado being named in his honor.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Thornton Target entity description: Dan Thornton was a mid-20th-century Colorado governor and rancher whose leadership and regional influence led to the city of Thornton, Colorado being named in his honor.
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A.
Bill Nunn
Bill Nunn was an American character actor best known for his memorable supporting roles in films like "Do the Right Thing" and the "Spider-Man" trilogy.
-
B.
Mike Gartner
Mike Gartner is a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger renowned as one of the NHL’s most prolific goal scorers, surpassing 700 career goals over a 19-season career.
-
C.
Rick Bowness
Rick Bowness is a veteran NHL coach and former player known for his long coaching career across multiple franchises, including serving as head coach of the Winnipeg Jets.
-
D.
Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse is a British Conservative politician who has served as a Member of Parliament and held several senior government roles, including positions in the Cabinet.
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E.
Todd Fisher
Todd Fisher is an American producer, director, cinematographer, and the son of entertainers Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher.
- 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_69ad85e18c1c8190be8aafb227f39f48 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc492aed481909e8986378ad283fc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c3b306c081909b3857daa4f97ce2 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4c56b76ac81909ae8d2ef10b8ed28 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4c62f7b7c81909150d8e40bb2dda4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.