Triple
T7621371
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nichols |
E172500
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Frank Nichols
Frank Nichols is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several minor public figures, including a musician and a local politician, rather than a single widely recognized person.
|
E677289
|
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: Frank Nichols | Statement: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Frank Nichols]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Nichols Context triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Frank Nichols]
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A.
Arthur Adamson
Arthur Adamson is a central criminal mastermind character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1976 thriller film "Family Plot."
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B.
David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
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C.
William Eugene Drummond
William Eugene Drummond was an American architect associated with Frank Lloyd Wright who became a key figure in developing and promoting the Prairie School style in the early 20th century.
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D.
W. H. Lynn
W. H. Lynn was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for his ecclesiastical and civic buildings, particularly in Belfast.
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E.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
- 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: Frank Nichols Triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Frank Nichols]
Generated description
Frank Nichols is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several minor public figures, including a musician and a local politician, rather than a single widely recognized person.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Nichols Target entity description: Frank Nichols is a relatively obscure individual whose name is shared with several minor public figures, including a musician and a local politician, rather than a single widely recognized person.
-
A.
Arthur Adamson
Arthur Adamson is a central criminal mastermind character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1976 thriller film "Family Plot."
-
B.
David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
-
C.
William Eugene Drummond
William Eugene Drummond was an American architect associated with Frank Lloyd Wright who became a key figure in developing and promoting the Prairie School style in the early 20th century.
-
D.
W. H. Lynn
W. H. Lynn was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for his ecclesiastical and civic buildings, particularly in Belfast.
-
E.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
- 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_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. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c86c244d848190b53a713480761162 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c86c7881788190bc399c485d12d6fa |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.