Triple

T3731237
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Prefontaine E79066 entity
Predicate coachedBy P2169 FINISHED
Object Bill Dellinger
Bill Dellinger is a former American middle-distance runner and longtime University of Oregon coach renowned for mentoring legendary athletes such as Steve Prefontaine.
 E414665 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: Bill Dellinger | Statement: [Steve Prefontaine, coachedBy, Bill Dellinger]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bill Dellinger
Context triple: [Steve Prefontaine, coachedBy, Bill Dellinger]
  • A. Walter Dellinger
    Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
  • B. John W. Regan
    John W. Regan was the husband of American silent film actress Helene Costello.
  • C. Alden B. Dow
    Alden B. Dow was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his innovative modernist designs and his association with the organic architecture movement.
  • D. John H. Van Buskirk
    John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
  • E. Jack C. Haldeman II
    Jack C. Haldeman II was an American science fiction author known for his short stories and collaborations, including works co-written with his wife, writer Barbara Delaplace.
  • 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: Bill Dellinger
Triple: [Steve Prefontaine, coachedBy, Bill Dellinger]
Generated description
Bill Dellinger is a former American middle-distance runner and longtime University of Oregon coach renowned for mentoring legendary athletes such as Steve Prefontaine.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bill Dellinger
Target entity description: Bill Dellinger is a former American middle-distance runner and longtime University of Oregon coach renowned for mentoring legendary athletes such as Steve Prefontaine.
  • A. Walter Dellinger
    Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
  • B. John W. Regan
    John W. Regan was the husband of American silent film actress Helene Costello.
  • C. Alden B. Dow
    Alden B. Dow was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his innovative modernist designs and his association with the organic architecture movement.
  • D. John H. Van Buskirk
    John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
  • E. Jack C. Haldeman II
    Jack C. Haldeman II was an American science fiction author known for his short stories and collaborations, including works co-written with his wife, writer Barbara Delaplace.
  • 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_69ad8b0e4650819090ad7cef094285e8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adcb21002c81908438170ed6f6c271 completed March 8, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5767d12ac8190bf9be474bd6958c8 completed March 14, 2026, 2:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b577c2b784819096d8218dd1c1478d completed March 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5782cc448819080e306952da24ac0 completed March 14, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:34 p.m.