Triple

T5298131
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicholson E119905 entity
Predicate hasVariant P455 FINISHED
Object Nicolson
Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
 E510167 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: Nicolson | Statement: [Nicholson, hasVariant, Nicolson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicolson
Context triple: [Nicholson, hasVariant, Nicolson]
  • A. Bridgman
    Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
  • B. Nichols
    Nichols is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and academia.
  • C. Tomlinson
    Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
  • D. McVicker
    McVicker is a surname most notably associated with Mary McVicker Booth, an American actress and the second wife of actor Edwin Booth.
  • E. Briggs
    Briggs is a surname most prominently associated with Lance Briggs, a former NFL linebacker best known for his career with the Chicago Bears.
  • 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: Nicolson
Triple: [Nicholson, hasVariant, Nicolson]
Generated description
Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Nicolson
Target entity description: Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
  • A. Bridgman
    Bridgman is a surname most notably associated with American physicist and Nobel laureate Percy Williams Bridgman, a pioneer in high-pressure physics.
  • B. Nichols
    Nichols is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and academia.
  • C. Tomlinson
    Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
  • D. McVicker
    McVicker is a surname most notably associated with Mary McVicker Booth, an American actress and the second wife of actor Edwin Booth.
  • E. Briggs
    Briggs is a surname most prominently associated with Lance Briggs, a former NFL linebacker best known for his career with the Chicago Bears.
  • 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_69bd446f22b88190b6a47fb91c68a3e7 completed March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd85053e3c8190b28648056d6c5710 completed March 20, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf10e8212081908376eafc0291e078 completed March 21, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf117894d481909817346060a28d07 completed March 21, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf1267a0a88190a558937fa7776ed7 completed March 21, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.