Triple
T4756517
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson |
E105600
|
entity |
| Predicate | companyEvolvedInto |
P58574
|
FINISHED |
| Object | DC Comics |
E18704
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: DC Comics | Statement: [Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, companyEvolvedInto, DC Comics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DC Comics Context triple: [Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, companyEvolvedInto, DC Comics]
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A.
DC Comics
chosen
DC Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for iconic superhero characters such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
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B.
DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment is a media company and subsidiary of Warner Bros. responsible for managing and developing film, television, and other adaptations of DC Comics properties.
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C.
DC
DC is the widely used nickname of Dan Carter, the legendary New Zealand rugby union fly-half regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport’s history.
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D.
DC
DC is the standard two-letter U.S. postal abbreviation for the District of Columbia, the federal district containing the nation’s capital, Washington.
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E.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a major American comic book publisher best known for creating the Marvel Universe, home to iconic superheroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the X-Men, and Captain America.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: companyEvolvedInto Context triple: [Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, companyEvolvedInto, DC Comics]
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A.
companyRenamedTo
Indicates that a company has changed its official name from a previous one to a new specified name.
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B.
associatedCompanyFate
Indicates that there is a relationship between an entity and the outcome or final status (e.g., closure, acquisition, bankruptcy) of a company with which it is or was associated.
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C.
companyRenamedBackTo
Indicates that a company reverted its name from a newer one back to a previous or original name.
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D.
franchiseEventuallyBecame
Indicates that one franchise transformed into, was succeeded by, or ultimately came to be identified as another franchise over time.
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E.
formerParentCompany
Indicates that one entity previously served as the parent company of another but no longer holds that status.
- 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_69bd43f14cac819081c7c69803648211 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd64ec16a0819089836e4388b555f6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9c3ab02081908b308880afbd8f5a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd6223defc8190823665a6592c1154 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:05 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69bd6424a1d08190ac1d5fc574dc1b55 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:20 p.m.