Triple
T639198
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hoover |
E16693
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Hoover (basketball)
Thomas Hoover is a former American professional basketball player who competed in the ABA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
|
E79863
|
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 (basketball) | Statement: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (basketball)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hoover (basketball) Context triple: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (basketball)]
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A.
Kenny Thomas
Kenny Thomas is a former American professional basketball player and standout power forward who starred at the University of New Mexico before enjoying an 11-year NBA career.
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B.
Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker is an American college basketball coach and former Duke point guard best known for revitalizing Harvard’s men’s basketball program and leading it to unprecedented success.
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C.
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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D.
T. J. Holmes
T. J. Holmes is an American journalist and television personality best known as a former CNN anchor and co-host of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know.”
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E.
Sam Huff
Sam Huff was a legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for his hard-hitting play with the New York Giants in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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 (basketball) Triple: [Hoover, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Hoover (basketball)]
Generated description
Thomas Hoover is a former American professional basketball player who competed in the ABA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Hoover (basketball) Target entity description: Thomas Hoover is a former American professional basketball player who competed in the ABA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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A.
Kenny Thomas
Kenny Thomas is a former American professional basketball player and standout power forward who starred at the University of New Mexico before enjoying an 11-year NBA career.
-
B.
Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker is an American college basketball coach and former Duke point guard best known for revitalizing Harvard’s men’s basketball program and leading it to unprecedented success.
-
C.
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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D.
T. J. Holmes
T. J. Holmes is an American journalist and television personality best known as a former CNN anchor and co-host of ABC’s “GMA3: What You Need to Know.”
-
E.
Sam Huff
Sam Huff was a legendary Hall of Fame middle linebacker renowned for his hard-hitting play with the New York Giants in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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.