Triple
T8088166
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edwards Lifesciences |
E188787
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Miles “Lowell” Edwards
Miles “Lowell” Edwards was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering modern heart valve technology and co-founding the medical device company Edwards Lifesciences.
|
E711306
|
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: Miles “Lowell” Edwards | Statement: [Edwards Lifesciences, foundedBy, Miles “Lowell” Edwards]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles “Lowell” Edwards Context triple: [Edwards Lifesciences, foundedBy, Miles “Lowell” Edwards]
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A.
Melvin Edmonds
Melvin Edmonds was an American R&B singer best known as a founding member of the group After 7.
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B.
Leroy Edwards
Leroy Edwards was an American professional basketball star of the 1930s and 1940s, widely regarded as one of the era’s dominant centers and an early pioneer of the modern post game.
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C.
Marvin Scandrick
Marvin Scandrick, better known as Slim, is an American R&B singer and member of the group 112, recognized for his distinctive falsetto vocals and contributions to early-2000s R&B hits.
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D.
Lloyd Perryman
Lloyd Perryman was an American Western singer and actor best known as a longtime member and lead vocalist of the influential cowboy music group Sons of the Pioneers.
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E.
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Blackman is a former NBA All-Star shooting guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Kansas State and his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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: Miles “Lowell” Edwards Triple: [Edwards Lifesciences, foundedBy, Miles “Lowell” Edwards]
Generated description
Miles “Lowell” Edwards was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering modern heart valve technology and co-founding the medical device company Edwards Lifesciences.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miles “Lowell” Edwards Target entity description: Miles “Lowell” Edwards was an American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering modern heart valve technology and co-founding the medical device company Edwards Lifesciences.
-
A.
Melvin Edmonds
Melvin Edmonds was an American R&B singer best known as a founding member of the group After 7.
-
B.
Leroy Edwards
Leroy Edwards was an American professional basketball star of the 1930s and 1940s, widely regarded as one of the era’s dominant centers and an early pioneer of the modern post game.
-
C.
Marvin Scandrick
Marvin Scandrick, better known as Slim, is an American R&B singer and member of the group 112, recognized for his distinctive falsetto vocals and contributions to early-2000s R&B hits.
-
D.
Lloyd Perryman
Lloyd Perryman was an American Western singer and actor best known as a longtime member and lead vocalist of the influential cowboy music group Sons of the Pioneers.
-
E.
Rolando Blackman
Rolando Blackman is a former NBA All-Star shooting guard best known for his standout collegiate career at Kansas State and his long tenure with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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_69ca82b7b3e88190b9041ab0ef28b3cb |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb421c717c819089dd88c30a6401aa |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc6406395c8190ad8db69c878ce9b8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cc651e3b4c81908408c9f08eca8e09 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cc694d861c8190b504352c1fad2c36 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:29 p.m.