Triple

T6149899
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Joseph Sylvester E137173 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Sylvester
Sylvester is a surname most notably associated with James Joseph Sylvester, a prominent 19th-century English mathematician known for his contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, and number theory.
 E571001 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: Sylvester | Statement: [James Joseph Sylvester, familyName, Sylvester]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sylvester
Context triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, familyName, Sylvester]
  • A. Sylvester
    Sylvester is a classic Looney Tunes cartoon cat best known for his lisping voice and comical attempts to catch Tweety Bird.
  • B. Bosley
    Bosley is a surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Bosley, known for his role as Howard Cunningham on the television series "Happy Days."
  • C. Orson
    Orson is a masculine given name most famously associated with the American filmmaker and actor Orson Welles.
  • D. Ottis
    Ottis is a masculine given name most notably borne by former NFL running back Ottis Anderson.
  • E. Clyde
    Clyde is the thistle-inspired cartoon character that served as the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
  • 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: Sylvester
Triple: [James Joseph Sylvester, familyName, Sylvester]
Generated description
Sylvester is a surname most notably associated with James Joseph Sylvester, a prominent 19th-century English mathematician known for his contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, and number theory.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sylvester
Target entity description: Sylvester is a surname most notably associated with James Joseph Sylvester, a prominent 19th-century English mathematician known for his contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, and number theory.
  • A. Sylvester
    Sylvester is a classic Looney Tunes cartoon cat best known for his lisping voice and comical attempts to catch Tweety Bird.
  • B. Bosley
    Bosley is a surname most famously associated with American actor Tom Bosley, known for his role as Howard Cunningham on the television series "Happy Days."
  • C. Orson
    Orson is a masculine given name most famously associated with the American filmmaker and actor Orson Welles.
  • D. Ottis
    Ottis is a masculine given name most notably borne by former NFL running back Ottis Anderson.
  • E. Clyde
    Clyde is the thistle-inspired cartoon character that served as the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
  • 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_69c008a2c6308190a56519b22d55d083 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05ce329648190a03ba0233df841fa completed March 22, 2026, 9:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c13608944481909e22df6131a06e41 completed March 23, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c13679dd58819099036d1119fa370b completed March 23, 2026, 12:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c1376db6a0819087c0d0aebc2e2b3e completed March 23, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:16 p.m.