Triple

T4202396
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Solomon Lefschetz E86097 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object Donald Spencer
Donald Spencer was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in differential geometry and the theory of overdetermined systems of partial differential equations.
 E420795 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: Donald Spencer | Statement: [Solomon Lefschetz, notableStudent, Donald Spencer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Donald Spencer
Context triple: [Solomon Lefschetz, notableStudent, Donald Spencer]
  • A. Tim Spencer
    Tim Spencer was an American singer, songwriter, and Western music pioneer best known as a founding member of the influential cowboy harmony group Sons of the Pioneers.
  • B. Elliott Spencer
    Elliott Spencer is a British comedian and writer best known as the husband of actor and author Stephen Fry.
  • C. Tony Bancroft
    Tony Bancroft is an American animator and film director best known for co-directing Disney’s animated feature "Mulan."
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Michael Fottrell
    Michael Fottrell is a film producer best known for his work on major action franchises, including entries in the Fast & Furious series.
  • 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: Donald Spencer
Triple: [Solomon Lefschetz, notableStudent, Donald Spencer]
Generated description
Donald Spencer was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in differential geometry and the theory of overdetermined systems of partial differential equations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Donald Spencer
Target entity description: Donald Spencer was an influential American mathematician known for his foundational work in differential geometry and the theory of overdetermined systems of partial differential equations.
  • A. Tim Spencer
    Tim Spencer was an American singer, songwriter, and Western music pioneer best known as a founding member of the influential cowboy harmony group Sons of the Pioneers.
  • B. Elliott Spencer
    Elliott Spencer is a British comedian and writer best known as the husband of actor and author Stephen Fry.
  • C. Tony Bancroft
    Tony Bancroft is an American animator and film director best known for co-directing Disney’s animated feature "Mulan."
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Michael Fottrell
    Michael Fottrell is a film producer best known for his work on major action franchises, including entries in the Fast & Furious series.
  • 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_69aed93b89f48190a31f6d57c760e42f completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af037f1de4819088d6bf544317a694 completed March 9, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b58a173a78819094915f63c8411602 completed March 14, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b58e1e7bc08190b75486c74953f609 completed March 14, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b58e7a208481909056b6fba4597bf4 completed March 14, 2026, 4:36 p.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:49 p.m.