Triple
T7160315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John B. Pendry |
E166925
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pendry
Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
|
E645820
|
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: Pendry | Statement: [John B. Pendry, familyName, Pendry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pendry Context triple: [John B. Pendry, familyName, Pendry]
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A.
Pearce
Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
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B.
Pendoylan
Pendoylan is a rural village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its historic church and picturesque countryside setting.
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C.
Ponent
Ponent is the western region of Catalonia, Spain, centered around the city of Lleida and known for its agricultural landscapes and inland Mediterranean climate.
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D.
Shriever
Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
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E.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
- 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: Pendry Triple: [John B. Pendry, familyName, Pendry]
Generated description
Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pendry Target entity description: Pendry is a surname most notably associated with Sir John B. Pendry, a British theoretical physicist renowned for his pioneering work in metamaterials and negative refraction.
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A.
Pearce
Pearce is a surname and given name of English origin, commonly considered a variant of "Pierce" and ultimately derived from the name "Peter."
-
B.
Pendoylan
Pendoylan is a rural village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, known for its historic church and picturesque countryside setting.
-
C.
Ponent
Ponent is the western region of Catalonia, Spain, centered around the city of Lleida and known for its agricultural landscapes and inland Mediterranean climate.
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D.
Shriever
Shriever is a surname, a variant spelling of "Shriver," borne by various individuals of English-speaking origin.
-
E.
Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
- 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e82ce770819081dccf7ffd50c2ab |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adc08b688190a00024727542c8b9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae661f4481908ee489023af9603b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aef767848190b7edf7a99e2e019d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.