Triple
T5066619
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert A. Heinlein |
E114158
|
entity |
| Predicate | spouse |
P13
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virginia Heinlein
Virginia Heinlein was an American chemist, engineer, and the influential third wife and collaborator of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
|
E493453
|
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: Virginia Heinlein | Statement: [Robert A. Heinlein, spouse, Virginia Heinlein]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Heinlein Context triple: [Robert A. Heinlein, spouse, Virginia Heinlein]
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A.
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
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B.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
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C.
Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie was an American author and screenwriter known for his influential science fiction and social commentary works in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of American writer William Fitzgerald Jenkins, a pioneering and prolific author of early science fiction whose work helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
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E.
Hal Clement
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer renowned for his rigorously scientific, hard-SF worldbuilding and influential works during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
- 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: Virginia Heinlein Triple: [Robert A. Heinlein, spouse, Virginia Heinlein]
Generated description
Virginia Heinlein was an American chemist, engineer, and the influential third wife and collaborator of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Heinlein Target entity description: Virginia Heinlein was an American chemist, engineer, and the influential third wife and collaborator of science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein.
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A.
Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein was a pioneering American science fiction author, often called the "dean of science fiction writers," known for influential works like "Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Starship Troopers."
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B.
Frederik Pohl
Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
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C.
Philip Wylie
Philip Wylie was an American author and screenwriter known for his influential science fiction and social commentary works in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of American writer William Fitzgerald Jenkins, a pioneering and prolific author of early science fiction whose work helped define the genre’s Golden Age.
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E.
Hal Clement
Hal Clement was an American science fiction writer renowned for his rigorously scientific, hard-SF worldbuilding and influential works during the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
- 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_69bd443c0c8c81908663b77afb28e165 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd749aceac8190817278266308fd64 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69beba659fd8819081563a106fef3776 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bebb6e82d88190a9eae9c4861f7588 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bebc0b38e88190830eb74292e00e93 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 3:40 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:38 p.m.