Triple
T5007464
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Magellanic Stream |
E112531
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
V. L. Ford
V. L. Ford is an astronomer known for co-discovering the Magellanic Stream, a vast ribbon of gas trailing the Magellanic Clouds around the Milky Way.
|
E488253
|
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: V. L. Ford | Statement: [Magellanic Stream, discoveredBy, V. L. Ford]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V. L. Ford Context triple: [Magellanic Stream, discoveredBy, V. L. Ford]
-
A.
Charles E. Ford
Charles E. Ford was a film producer active during Hollywood’s early Western era, known for his work on genre pictures such as "Under Western Stars."
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B.
John Gardner Ford
John Gardner Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known as a member of the Ford family.
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C.
Frank E. Taylor
Frank E. Taylor was a film producer best known for his work on the classic 1961 drama "The Misfits," starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
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D.
Ford Beebe
Ford Beebe was an American film director and screenwriter best known for his prolific work on low-budget serials and B-movies during the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Steven Meigs Ford
Steven Meigs Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.
- 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: V. L. Ford Triple: [Magellanic Stream, discoveredBy, V. L. Ford]
Generated description
V. L. Ford is an astronomer known for co-discovering the Magellanic Stream, a vast ribbon of gas trailing the Magellanic Clouds around the Milky Way.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V. L. Ford Target entity description: V. L. Ford is an astronomer known for co-discovering the Magellanic Stream, a vast ribbon of gas trailing the Magellanic Clouds around the Milky Way.
-
A.
Charles E. Ford
Charles E. Ford was a film producer active during Hollywood’s early Western era, known for his work on genre pictures such as "Under Western Stars."
-
B.
John Gardner Ford
John Gardner Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, known as a member of the Ford family.
-
C.
Frank E. Taylor
Frank E. Taylor was a film producer best known for his work on the classic 1961 drama "The Misfits," starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
-
D.
Ford Beebe
Ford Beebe was an American film director and screenwriter best known for his prolific work on low-budget serials and B-movies during the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Steven Meigs Ford
Steven Meigs Ford is the son of former U.S. President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford.
- 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_69bd4433d0b08190877e83959ef40d81 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd72e8a0308190a47d81943ad85bba |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9c57f3e88190a3059b6bd9b38a07 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be9d7aa444819094611440eda9d798 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be9d968ab88190930fa0c72ee56953 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:35 p.m.