Triple
T639197
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hoover |
E16693
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Hoover (author)
Thomas Hoover is an American author best known for his historical and techno-thriller novels, including works like "The Moghul" and "Samaritan."
|
E79862
|
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: Thomas Hoover (author) | Statement: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (author)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hoover (author) Context triple: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (author)]
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A.
Charles Hoover
Charles Hoover is a member of the Hoover family, known primarily as the brother of American engineer and diplomat Herbert Hoover Jr.
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B.
Edward Doty
Edward Doty was an English indentured servant who became a notable early settler of Plymouth Colony and a signer of the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
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C.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
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D.
Allan Hoover
Allan Hoover was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the son of U.S. President Herbert Hoover and for his work preserving his father's legacy.
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E.
T.S. Nowlin
T.S. Nowlin is an American screenwriter best known for his work on major science fiction and action films, including entries in the Maze Runner series and other blockbuster franchises.
- 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: Thomas Hoover (author) Triple: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (author)]
Generated description
Thomas Hoover is an American author best known for his historical and techno-thriller novels, including works like "The Moghul" and "Samaritan."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hoover (author) Target entity description: Thomas Hoover is an American author best known for his historical and techno-thriller novels, including works like "The Moghul" and "Samaritan."
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A.
Charles Hoover
Charles Hoover is a member of the Hoover family, known primarily as the brother of American engineer and diplomat Herbert Hoover Jr.
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B.
Edward Doty
Edward Doty was an English indentured servant who became a notable early settler of Plymouth Colony and a signer of the Mayflower Compact in 1620.
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C.
S. R. Hadden
S. R. Hadden is a wealthy, eccentric industrialist and visionary technologist who secretly funds and guides the search for extraterrestrial intelligence in Carl Sagan’s novel and film "Contact."
-
D.
Allan Hoover
Allan Hoover was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the son of U.S. President Herbert Hoover and for his work preserving his father's legacy.
-
E.
T.S. Nowlin
T.S. Nowlin is an American screenwriter best known for his work on major science fiction and action films, including entries in the Maze Runner series and other blockbuster franchises.
- 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_69a4936be1c88190af56540324b57da7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49f00260081909d1a679182e23d10 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a574076b30819090f086b42696bb35 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5748d5a4c8190b4f8fcbbae972b88 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a574fb37348190b0979dad87e79e53 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 11:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.