Triple
T4291878
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Corpus |
E99611
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sir John Polkinghorne
Sir John Polkinghorne was a British theoretical physicist and Anglican priest renowned for his influential work at the intersection of science and religion.
|
E429687
|
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: Sir John Polkinghorne | Statement: [Corpus, hasNotableAlumni, Sir John Polkinghorne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir John Polkinghorne Context triple: [Corpus, hasNotableAlumni, Sir John Polkinghorne]
-
A.
Keith Ward
Keith Ward is a music video director best known for directing the video for Brandy's hit single "I Wanna Be Down."
-
B.
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
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C.
Denis Noble
Denis Noble is a British physiologist renowned for pioneering work in systems biology and cardiac cell modeling, and for his influential critiques of gene-centric views of biology.
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D.
Alan J. W. Bell
Alan J. W. Bell is a British television producer and director best known for his long-running work on the BBC comedy series "Last of the Summer Wine."
-
E.
Sir John Wheeler
Sir John Wheeler is a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and held ministerial roles, notably in the Northern Ireland Office.
- 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: Sir John Polkinghorne Triple: [Corpus, hasNotableAlumni, Sir John Polkinghorne]
Generated description
Sir John Polkinghorne was a British theoretical physicist and Anglican priest renowned for his influential work at the intersection of science and religion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir John Polkinghorne Target entity description: Sir John Polkinghorne was a British theoretical physicist and Anglican priest renowned for his influential work at the intersection of science and religion.
-
A.
Keith Ward
Keith Ward is a music video director best known for directing the video for Brandy's hit single "I Wanna Be Down."
-
B.
John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow was a British cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and popular science author known for his influential work on the anthropic principle and the mathematical structure of the universe.
-
C.
Denis Noble
Denis Noble is a British physiologist renowned for pioneering work in systems biology and cardiac cell modeling, and for his influential critiques of gene-centric views of biology.
-
D.
Alan J. W. Bell
Alan J. W. Bell is a British television producer and director best known for his long-running work on the BBC comedy series "Last of the Summer Wine."
-
E.
Sir John Wheeler
Sir John Wheeler is a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament and held ministerial roles, notably in the Northern Ireland Office.
- 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_69b3455175088190aa79c6e03b86647e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3508035a08190b752c8edce0aff86 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5c739df2c8190af6f8d9bf36afca8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5cb0529f881908ec004a07c47306e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5cba3a41481908622509478184052 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:08 p.m.