Triple
T4003145
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Larry Nance |
E89460
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Larry Donnell Nance Sr.
Larry Donnell Nance Sr. is a retired American professional basketball player best known as a three-time NBA All-Star and the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion.
|
E407388
|
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: Larry Donnell Nance Sr. | Statement: [Larry Nance, fullName, Larry Donnell Nance Sr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Donnell Nance Sr. Context triple: [Larry Nance, fullName, Larry Donnell Nance Sr.]
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A.
Floyd Naramore
Floyd Naramore was an American architect known for his influential public and educational building designs in the Pacific Northwest and for helping establish the architectural firm that became NBBJ.
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B.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
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D.
Dohn Norwood
Dohn Norwood is an American actor best known for his role as the steadfast railroad worker Psalms Jackson in the Western television drama "Hell on Wheels."
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E.
Merv Jackson
Merv Jackson was a professional basketball guard best known for his key role with the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the early 1970s.
- 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: Larry Donnell Nance Sr. Triple: [Larry Nance, fullName, Larry Donnell Nance Sr.]
Generated description
Larry Donnell Nance Sr. is a retired American professional basketball player best known as a three-time NBA All-Star and the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Donnell Nance Sr. Target entity description: Larry Donnell Nance Sr. is a retired American professional basketball player best known as a three-time NBA All-Star and the inaugural NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion.
-
A.
Floyd Naramore
Floyd Naramore was an American architect known for his influential public and educational building designs in the Pacific Northwest and for helping establish the architectural firm that became NBBJ.
-
B.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
-
C.
Dennis Byrd
Dennis Byrd was an American defensive lineman for the New York Jets whose promising NFL career was tragically cut short by a paralyzing on-field injury, after which he became a symbol of courage and inspiration.
-
D.
Dohn Norwood
Dohn Norwood is an American actor best known for his role as the steadfast railroad worker Psalms Jackson in the Western television drama "Hell on Wheels."
-
E.
Merv Jackson
Merv Jackson was a professional basketball guard best known for his key role with the Utah Stars in the American Basketball Association (ABA) during the early 1970s.
- 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_69aed9585e788190bec2d39deba3750f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefa44125881909f45ecd0a986c581 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c61bad48190a5115dbd4a3457d6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54cf3da208190aa844c9ea66354fe |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b55159dc288190a63d5f5164b73bbb |
completed | March 14, 2026, 12:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:34 p.m.