Triple
T7060097
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Charles Stross |
E164193
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Merchants' War
The Merchants' War is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross set in his "Merchant Princes" universe, exploring parallel worlds, political intrigue, and interdimensional trade.
|
E638246
|
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: The Merchants' War | Statement: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Merchants' War]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Merchants' War Context triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Merchants' War]
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A.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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B.
The Knights of Prosperity
The Knights of Prosperity is a short-lived ABC television sitcom about a group of ordinary New Yorkers who form a hapless gang to rob celebrities.
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C.
The Fortune of War
The Fortune of War is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-spy Stephen Maturin through sea battles and espionage during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
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E.
The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
- 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: The Merchants' War Triple: [Charles Stross, notableWork, The Merchants' War]
Generated description
The Merchants' War is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross set in his "Merchant Princes" universe, exploring parallel worlds, political intrigue, and interdimensional trade.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Merchants' War Target entity description: The Merchants' War is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross set in his "Merchant Princes" universe, exploring parallel worlds, political intrigue, and interdimensional trade.
-
A.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
-
B.
The Knights of Prosperity
The Knights of Prosperity is a short-lived ABC television sitcom about a group of ordinary New Yorkers who form a hapless gang to rob celebrities.
-
C.
The Fortune of War
The Fortune of War is a historical naval novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and physician-spy Stephen Maturin through sea battles and espionage during the Napoleonic Wars.
-
D.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
-
E.
The Conquering Power
The Conquering Power is a 1921 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino and Alice Terry, adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s novel "Eugénie Grandet."
- 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_69c688796c148190adb2f1596f595f22 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e458ad9c81908c3f492b317ce291 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c788af20cc819084542035410aafbd |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c78968b8588190b26afb5fe1a976db |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c78a520b4081908b4822fb55c3dab9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:38 p.m.