Triple

T505744
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Pynchon E10498 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Slow Learner
Slow Learner is a collection of early short stories by American novelist Thomas Pynchon, showcasing the development of his distinctive postmodern style.
E62697 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: Slow Learner | Statement: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Slow Learner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slow Learner
Context triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Slow Learner]
  • A. Lagting
    Lagting was one of the two former chambers of the Norwegian Parliament, historically functioning as its upper house before the legislature became unicameral.
  • B. Growing Pains
    Growing Pains is an American television sitcom from the 1980s and early 1990s that follows the Seaver family and helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • C. Childish Bambino
    Childish Bambino is the popular nickname of MLB star outfielder Juan Soto, highlighting his youthful swagger and prodigious, Babe Ruth–like hitting ability.
  • D. Laz people
    Laz people are an indigenous ethnic group of the South Caucasus and Black Sea coastal region, closely related to Georgians and known for their distinct Laz language and maritime culture.
  • E. Every Little Step
    "Every Little Step" is a 1989 R&B/New Jack Swing hit single by Bobby Brown that became one of his signature songs and a major commercial success.
  • 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: Slow Learner
Triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Slow Learner]
Generated description
Slow Learner is a collection of early short stories by American novelist Thomas Pynchon, showcasing the development of his distinctive postmodern style.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slow Learner
Target entity description: Slow Learner is a collection of early short stories by American novelist Thomas Pynchon, showcasing the development of his distinctive postmodern style.
  • A. Lagting
    Lagting was one of the two former chambers of the Norwegian Parliament, historically functioning as its upper house before the legislature became unicameral.
  • B. Growing Pains
    Growing Pains is an American television sitcom from the 1980s and early 1990s that follows the Seaver family and helped launch the careers of several young actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • C. Childish Bambino
    Childish Bambino is the popular nickname of MLB star outfielder Juan Soto, highlighting his youthful swagger and prodigious, Babe Ruth–like hitting ability.
  • D. Laz people
    Laz people are an indigenous ethnic group of the South Caucasus and Black Sea coastal region, closely related to Georgians and known for their distinct Laz language and maritime culture.
  • E. Every Little Step
    "Every Little Step" is a 1989 R&B/New Jack Swing hit single by Bobby Brown that became one of his signature songs and a major commercial success.
  • 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_69a2e848adf881908e5e04f7af030093 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f14b2acc8190818e8a53eac69c54 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a48a7d47cc8190be1741f95f967f25 completed March 1, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a48ae58a288190b4fa3e7a052477ca completed March 1, 2026, 6:52 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a48b35abe881909029c02557da0819 completed March 1, 2026, 6:53 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.