Triple
T6796094
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Colour of Magic |
E156056
|
entity |
| Predicate | publisher |
P29
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colin Smythe
Colin Smythe is a British publisher and literary agent best known for first publishing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.
|
E627470
|
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: Colin Smythe | Statement: [The Colour of Magic, publisher, Colin Smythe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Smythe Context triple: [The Colour of Magic, publisher, Colin Smythe]
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A.
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Sittler is a Canadian former NHL center best known for his prolific scoring and leadership with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1970s, including holding the record for most points in a single NHL game.
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B.
Gord Dineen
Gord Dineen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL and later became a coach in various minor leagues.
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C.
Fred Clark
Fred Clark was an American character actor known for his sharp-tongued, often exasperated roles in classic mid-20th-century films and television.
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D.
Chris Masuak
Chris Masuak is an Australian rock guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with influential bands such as Radio Birdman and the Hitmen.
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E.
René Plante
René Plante is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Plante.
- 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: Colin Smythe Triple: [The Colour of Magic, publisher, Colin Smythe]
Generated description
Colin Smythe is a British publisher and literary agent best known for first publishing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colin Smythe Target entity description: Colin Smythe is a British publisher and literary agent best known for first publishing Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels.
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A.
Darryl Sittler
Darryl Sittler is a Canadian former NHL center best known for his prolific scoring and leadership with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1970s, including holding the record for most points in a single NHL game.
-
B.
Gord Dineen
Gord Dineen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL and later became a coach in various minor leagues.
-
C.
Fred Clark
Fred Clark was an American character actor known for his sharp-tongued, often exasperated roles in classic mid-20th-century films and television.
-
D.
Chris Masuak
Chris Masuak is an Australian rock guitarist and songwriter best known for his work with influential bands such as Radio Birdman and the Hitmen.
-
E.
René Plante
René Plante is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Plante.
- 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_69c6881844448190a65822d9b39d7f88 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d2c872f0819092f21e8fdbecc667 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c748ad80b881909efd0c0abddb95a5 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c749a44a3c8190ad8ad35fac7a4859 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c74a1935b88190a9bed6e73f730459 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:15 p.m.