Triple
T4006794
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Randolph |
E89543
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRole |
P22
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld
Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld is the initial portrayal of George Costanza’s eccentric father, played by John Randolph before the role was famously recast with Jerry Stiller.
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E406511
|
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: Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld | Statement: [John Randolph, notableRole, Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld Context triple: [John Randolph, notableRole, Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld]
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A.
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Jerry Before Seinfeld is a stand-up comedy special in which Jerry Seinfeld revisits his early career, performing classic material and reflecting on his beginnings in comedy.
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B.
Newman (Seinfeld character)
Newman is a scheming, melodramatic postal worker and Jerry Seinfeld’s comically antagonistic neighbor on the sitcom "Seinfeld."
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C.
Lt. Joe Bookman in Seinfeld
Lt. Joe Bookman in Seinfeld is the stern, hard-boiled library investigator who comically treats Jerry’s decades-overdue book like a serious criminal case.
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D.
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is a landmark American sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that humorously explores the minutiae of everyday life through the misadventures of a stand-up comedian and his eccentric friends in New York City.
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E.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring in the influential sitcom "Seinfeld."
- 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: Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld Triple: [John Randolph, notableRole, Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld]
Generated description
Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld is the initial portrayal of George Costanza’s eccentric father, played by John Randolph before the role was famously recast with Jerry Stiller.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld Target entity description: Frank Costanza (originally cast) in Seinfeld is the initial portrayal of George Costanza’s eccentric father, played by John Randolph before the role was famously recast with Jerry Stiller.
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A.
Jerry Before Seinfeld
Jerry Before Seinfeld is a stand-up comedy special in which Jerry Seinfeld revisits his early career, performing classic material and reflecting on his beginnings in comedy.
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B.
Newman (Seinfeld character)
Newman is a scheming, melodramatic postal worker and Jerry Seinfeld’s comically antagonistic neighbor on the sitcom "Seinfeld."
-
C.
Lt. Joe Bookman in Seinfeld
Lt. Joe Bookman in Seinfeld is the stern, hard-boiled library investigator who comically treats Jerry’s decades-overdue book like a serious criminal case.
-
D.
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is a landmark American sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that humorously explores the minutiae of everyday life through the misadventures of a stand-up comedian and his eccentric friends in New York City.
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E.
Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring in the influential sitcom "Seinfeld."
- 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_69aefa62d0e081909aaed2978a840734 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b54c67eddc819097eff878c860f3d5 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b54d1898d48190b717a17ad366918d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b54de8dc708190b83978b15aed2e13 |
completed | March 14, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:34 p.m.