Triple

T4419334
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Barry E95058 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Prendergast
Prendergast is an Irish surname historically associated with families of Norman origin that settled in Ireland.
E438065 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: Prendergast | Statement: [John Barry, familyName, Prendergast]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prendergast
Context triple: [John Barry, familyName, Prendergast]
  • A. Pearce
    Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
  • B. Pritchard
    Pritchard is the middle name of Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
  • C. Eldridge
    Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
  • D. Bancroft
    Bancroft is an English-origin surname borne by various notable figures in politics, academia, and the arts.
  • E. Dinneen
    Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • 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: Prendergast
Triple: [John Barry, familyName, Prendergast]
Generated description
Prendergast is an Irish surname historically associated with families of Norman origin that settled in Ireland.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Prendergast
Target entity description: Prendergast is an Irish surname historically associated with families of Norman origin that settled in Ireland.
  • A. Pearce
    Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
  • B. Pritchard
    Pritchard is the middle name of Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
  • C. Eldridge
    Eldridge is an English-language surname of Old English origin, borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the arts, and sports.
  • D. Bancroft
    Bancroft is an English-origin surname borne by various notable figures in politics, academia, and the arts.
  • E. Dinneen
    Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3551e7c6c819090fa5dfb5ac58e4c completed March 13, 2026, 12:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5f623c958819087630c16b6ac8cb8 completed March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5f9f26ef88190842e01d952e52125 completed March 15, 2026, 12:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5faa6bfe881908a76c6c54f89feda completed March 15, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:29 p.m.