Triple
T4567567
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | No Time for Sergeants |
E121946
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mac Hyman
Mac Hyman was an American novelist best known for his humorous 1954 military comedy novel "No Time for Sergeants," which became a popular stage, film, and television adaptation.
|
E453469
|
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: Mac Hyman | Statement: [No Time for Sergeants, author, Mac Hyman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mac Hyman Context triple: [No Time for Sergeants, author, Mac Hyman]
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A.
Ray Hyman
Ray Hyman is an American psychologist, skeptic, and prominent critic of parapsychology known for his work in scientifically investigating and debunking paranormal claims.
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B.
Marvin Andrews
Marvin Andrews is a Trinidad and Tobago former central defender best known for his powerful, committed performances in Scottish football, particularly with clubs like Livingston and Rangers.
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C.
Bill Kramer
Bill Kramer is an American entrepreneur best known for establishing the iconic independent bookstore and café Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe in Washington, D.C.
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D.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
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E.
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman is an American businessman and film producer best known as the husband of actress Sela Ward.
- 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: Mac Hyman Triple: [No Time for Sergeants, author, Mac Hyman]
Generated description
Mac Hyman was an American novelist best known for his humorous 1954 military comedy novel "No Time for Sergeants," which became a popular stage, film, and television adaptation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mac Hyman Target entity description: Mac Hyman was an American novelist best known for his humorous 1954 military comedy novel "No Time for Sergeants," which became a popular stage, film, and television adaptation.
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A.
Ray Hyman
Ray Hyman is an American psychologist, skeptic, and prominent critic of parapsychology known for his work in scientifically investigating and debunking paranormal claims.
-
B.
Marvin Andrews
Marvin Andrews is a Trinidad and Tobago former central defender best known for his powerful, committed performances in Scottish football, particularly with clubs like Livingston and Rangers.
-
C.
Bill Kramer
Bill Kramer is an American entrepreneur best known for establishing the iconic independent bookstore and café Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe in Washington, D.C.
-
D.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
-
E.
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman is an American businessman and film producer best known as the husband of actress Sela Ward.
- 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_69bd463f156881908a99aca69c5721ac |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd589faccc8190ac0354644099810d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdd3b560a08190a485e9ec45e0f0f8 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdd467cd0c8190a92938a69211f558 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdd4c432dc81909911de3d2943e3d5 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:14 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m.