Triple
T7480128
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ernest Torrence |
E176730
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entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernest Torrence Thomson
Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
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E666646
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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: Ernest Torrence Thomson | Statement: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Torrence Thomson Context triple: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
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A.
David Couper Thomson
David Couper Thomson was a Scottish publisher who founded the D.C. Thomson & Co. media company, known for its newspapers, magazines, and comics.
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B.
Ernest Morgan
Ernest Morgan was a Welsh architect known for designing notable public buildings in Swansea, including the Guildhall.
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C.
Alfred Morton Githens
Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
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D.
Walter Aubrey Thomas
Walter Aubrey Thomas was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Liverpool, including pioneering examples of reinforced concrete construction.
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E.
Walter Percy Gardiner
Walter Percy Gardiner was a British army officer and the father of Princess Muna al-Hussein, the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
- 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: Ernest Torrence Thomson Triple: [Ernest Torrence, birthName, Ernest Torrence Thomson]
Generated description
Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernest Torrence Thomson Target entity description: Ernest Torrence Thomson, known professionally as Ernest Torrence, was a prominent Scottish-born character actor of the silent and early sound film era, noted for his imposing presence and memorable supporting roles.
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A.
David Couper Thomson
David Couper Thomson was a Scottish publisher who founded the D.C. Thomson & Co. media company, known for its newspapers, magazines, and comics.
-
B.
Ernest Morgan
Ernest Morgan was a Welsh architect known for designing notable public buildings in Swansea, including the Guildhall.
-
C.
Alfred Morton Githens
Alfred Morton Githens was an American architect known for his influential designs of major public libraries and cultural institutions in the early 20th century.
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D.
Walter Aubrey Thomas
Walter Aubrey Thomas was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Liverpool, including pioneering examples of reinforced concrete construction.
-
E.
Walter Percy Gardiner
Walter Percy Gardiner was a British army officer and the father of Princess Muna al-Hussein, the mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan.
- 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_69c69f236ce08190a04d7679f03b29b2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f532f4488190b6edaa96099c3b8f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c83493f0988190b8c569d34bbe2817 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:05 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c835cf7a58819095ed79b84f935a84 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8366b2fcc8190bd8b07a54a848721 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:42 p.m.