Triple
T3920299
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Darwin’s Bulldog |
E88941
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasGivenNameOf |
P16531
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of the 19th-century English biologist and fierce defender of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, Thomas Henry Huxley, famously nicknamed “Darwin’s Bulldog.”
|
E400540
|
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: Thomas | Statement: [Darwin’s Bulldog, hasGivenNameOf, Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [Darwin’s Bulldog, hasGivenNameOf, Thomas]
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A.
Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, remembered for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Thibodeau, an American professional basketball coach known for his defensive-minded teams in the NBA.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, remembered for initially doubting the Resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a renowned British naval officer and radical politician of the 19th century.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the middle name of the British chemist and scientific adviser Henry Tizard.
- 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: Thomas Triple: [Darwin’s Bulldog, hasGivenNameOf, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is the given name of the 19th-century English biologist and fierce defender of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, Thomas Henry Huxley, famously nicknamed “Darwin’s Bulldog.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the given name of the 19th-century English biologist and fierce defender of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, Thomas Henry Huxley, famously nicknamed “Darwin’s Bulldog.”
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A.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, a renowned British naval officer and radical politician of the 19th century.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cranmer, the 16th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure in the English Reformation.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a prominent 18th-century British Whig statesman and prime minister.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasGivenNameOf Context triple: [Darwin’s Bulldog, hasGivenNameOf, Thomas]
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A.
hasGivenNameBasis
Indicates that one entity’s given name is derived from, based on, or formed using another entity (such as a name, word, or person) as its basis.
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B.
hasGivenNameUsage
Indicates that an entity is associated with a particular way or context in which its given name is used.
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C.
hasGivenNameOfOwner
Indicates that an entity is associated with the given (first) name of its owner.
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D.
givenNameFor
chosen
Indicates that one entity is the personal first name assigned to or used for another entity.
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E.
givenName
Indicates the personal first name assigned to an individual.
- 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_69aed955229881909e85e73ffab1d343 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef188b474819087680db42b04ecdd |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5286c807481908a67471da777b264 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5298d7be08190adb4a23edb716ce6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b52de8756c81909d03188bdc29ee88 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69aee75eedcc81908088ff4dbb8be56b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:22 p.m.