Triple
T7621386
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nichols |
E172500
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Nichols
Norman Nichols is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Nichols.
|
E685094
|
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: Norman Nichols | Statement: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Norman Nichols]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Nichols Context triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Norman Nichols]
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A.
Norman Phillips
Norman Phillips was an American meteorologist and pioneer in numerical weather prediction whose work helped lay the foundations for modern climate and atmospheric modeling.
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B.
Norman Holbrook
Norman Holbrook was a British Royal Navy officer and World War I submarine commander who received the Victoria Cross for his daring attack on an Ottoman battleship in the Dardanelles.
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C.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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D.
Norman Pike
Norman Pike is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pike, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
George Nichols
George Nichols was a 19th-century American publisher known for issuing notable literary works, including influential satirical and poetic writings.
- 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: Norman Nichols Triple: [Nichols, hasNotableBearer, Norman Nichols]
Generated description
Norman Nichols is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Nichols.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Nichols Target entity description: Norman Nichols is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or prominent bearer of the surname Nichols.
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A.
Norman Phillips
Norman Phillips was an American meteorologist and pioneer in numerical weather prediction whose work helped lay the foundations for modern climate and atmospheric modeling.
-
B.
Norman Holbrook
Norman Holbrook was a British Royal Navy officer and World War I submarine commander who received the Victoria Cross for his daring attack on an Ottoman battleship in the Dardanelles.
-
C.
Norman Ferguson
Norman Ferguson was an American animator and film director at Walt Disney Studios, best known for his influential work on classic Disney features during the Golden Age of animation.
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D.
Norman Pike
Norman Pike is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Pike, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
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E.
George Nichols
George Nichols was an American actor and film director active during the silent film era.
- 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_69c8b4f142c48190a63f6e25dad3d57e |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8b5a1f758819086f4f4a2b6221369 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8b649e91c8190b18f8caacb584327 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:56 p.m.