Triple
T6528688
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Edwards |
E151370
|
entity |
| Predicate | coWorker |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jean Purdy
Jean Purdy was a British nurse and embryologist who played a pivotal role in developing in vitro fertilization, helping to create the world’s first “test-tube baby.”
|
E652570
|
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: Jean Purdy | Statement: [Robert Edwards, coWorker, Jean Purdy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Purdy Context triple: [Robert Edwards, coWorker, Jean Purdy]
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A.
Robin Ward
Robin Ward is a Canadian actor and television host best known for his leading role in the 1970s science fiction series "The Starlost."
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B.
Eileen Shearer
Eileen Shearer is a political figure best known for founding the American Independent Party in the United States.
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C.
Pauline Breedlove
Pauline Breedlove is a central character in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," depicted as Pecola’s emotionally distant mother whose internalized racism and self-loathing profoundly damage her family.
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D.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
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E.
Marion Kilpatrick
Marion Kilpatrick was the wife of American conservative columnist and television commentator James J. Kilpatrick.
- 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: Jean Purdy Triple: [Robert Edwards, coWorker, Jean Purdy]
Generated description
Jean Purdy was a British nurse and embryologist who played a pivotal role in developing in vitro fertilization, helping to create the world’s first “test-tube baby.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean Purdy Target entity description: Jean Purdy was a British nurse and embryologist who played a pivotal role in developing in vitro fertilization, helping to create the world’s first “test-tube baby.”
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A.
Robin Ward
Robin Ward is a Canadian actor and television host best known for his leading role in the 1970s science fiction series "The Starlost."
-
B.
Eileen Shearer
Eileen Shearer is a political figure best known for founding the American Independent Party in the United States.
-
C.
Pauline Breedlove
Pauline Breedlove is a central character in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," depicted as Pecola’s emotionally distant mother whose internalized racism and self-loathing profoundly damage her family.
-
D.
Sherrill Milnes
Sherrill Milnes is an acclaimed American operatic baritone renowned for his powerful voice and leading roles in major international opera houses, particularly the Metropolitan Opera.
-
E.
Marion Kilpatrick
Marion Kilpatrick was the wife of American conservative columnist and television commentator James J. Kilpatrick.
- 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_69c687f522748190b3058405553cdabd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6adaafbfc8190a3e3c75ea5958c67 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7d368daac8190b08158f7ea8102ac |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7d3f2e2bc819091c8012e9e361a00 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7d46b7fcc819082d37f00f541e2cd |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:46 p.m.