Triple
T7621338
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Flynt Nichols |
E172499
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nichols |
E172500
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Nichols | Statement: [William Flynt Nichols, familyName, Nichols]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nichols Context triple: [William Flynt Nichols, familyName, Nichols]
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A.
Nichols
chosen
Nichols is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and academia.
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B.
Nichols and May
Nichols and May was a groundbreaking American comedy duo of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, celebrated for their sharp, sophisticated improvisational sketches in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Nicolson
Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
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D.
Nicks
Nicks is the surname of Stevie Nicks, the iconic American singer-songwriter best known as a member of Fleetwood Mac and for her successful solo career.
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E.
Nicholl
Nicholl is a surname of British origin, often considered a variant of the name Nicol or Nicholas.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6fa62870c8190b17f44eb7a3ff2ad |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c868789618819094010e60ef73fdfd |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.