Triple
T7364277
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nicky Arnstein |
E169826
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWithWorkBy |
P75537
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl)
Bob Merrill was an American songwriter and lyricist best known for his work on the Broadway musical "Funny Girl," including co-writing its iconic songs.
|
E659341
|
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: Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl) | Statement: [Nicky Arnstein, associatedWithWorkBy, Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl) Context triple: [Nicky Arnstein, associatedWithWorkBy, Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl)]
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A.
Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser was an American songwriter and composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as "Guys and Dolls" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," as well as numerous popular standards.
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B.
Hal David
Hal David was an American lyricist renowned for his long-running partnership with composer Burt Bacharach, together creating numerous classic pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman was an American composer and lyricist best known for his hit Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Mame.
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D.
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick was an American lyricist best known for his long collaboration with composer Jerry Bock on classic Broadway musicals, including the landmark show Fiddler on the Roof.
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E.
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist best known for his collaborations with composer Frederick Loewe on classic Broadway and film musicals such as "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot."
- 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: Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl) Triple: [Nicky Arnstein, associatedWithWorkBy, Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl)]
Generated description
Bob Merrill was an American songwriter and lyricist best known for his work on the Broadway musical "Funny Girl," including co-writing its iconic songs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Merrill (lyricist of Funny Girl) Target entity description: Bob Merrill was an American songwriter and lyricist best known for his work on the Broadway musical "Funny Girl," including co-writing its iconic songs.
-
A.
Frank Loesser
Frank Loesser was an American songwriter and composer best known for his work on Broadway musicals such as "Guys and Dolls" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," as well as numerous popular standards.
-
B.
Hal David
Hal David was an American lyricist renowned for his long-running partnership with composer Burt Bacharach, together creating numerous classic pop hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
-
C.
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman was an American composer and lyricist best known for his hit Broadway musicals, including Hello, Dolly! and Mame.
-
D.
Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick was an American lyricist best known for his long collaboration with composer Jerry Bock on classic Broadway musicals, including the landmark show Fiddler on the Roof.
-
E.
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner was an American lyricist and librettist best known for his collaborations with composer Frederick Loewe on classic Broadway and film musicals such as "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot."
- 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_69c68a5ade988190885b7175f63b7534 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f4eb5c808190ba08956bcf297ea8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7fab704008190ad07e12ead1a13ed |
completed | March 28, 2026, 3:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7fdc524c081909ba9f584b783eded |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7fe4702348190acc48eaec934630a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:06 p.m.