Triple
T8268177
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard Wolowitz |
E193352
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNickname |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howie
Howie is the affectionate nickname of Howard Wolowitz, the quirky aerospace engineer character from the TV sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
|
E722700
|
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: Howie | Statement: [Howard Wolowitz, hasNickname, Howie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Context triple: [Howard Wolowitz, hasNickname, Howie]
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A.
Howie
Howie is the commonly used nickname of Howie Roseman, the longtime general manager and key roster architect of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
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B.
Howie
Howie is the nickname of Howie Long, a former NFL defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer who became a prominent sports analyst and actor.
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C.
Howie B
Howie B is a Scottish musician, producer, and DJ known for his influential work in electronic music and collaborations with artists such as U2, Björk, and Tricky.
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D.
Howie Dorough
Howie Dorough is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as one of the founding members of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
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E.
Weeley
Weeley is a small village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, known for its rural character and proximity to the Essex coast.
- 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: Howie Triple: [Howard Wolowitz, hasNickname, Howie]
Generated description
Howie is the affectionate nickname of Howard Wolowitz, the quirky aerospace engineer character from the TV sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howie Target entity description: Howie is the affectionate nickname of Howard Wolowitz, the quirky aerospace engineer character from the TV sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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A.
Howie
Howie is the commonly used nickname of Howie Roseman, the longtime general manager and key roster architect of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
-
B.
Howie
Howie is the nickname of Howie Long, a former NFL defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer who became a prominent sports analyst and actor.
-
C.
Howie B
Howie B is a Scottish musician, producer, and DJ known for his influential work in electronic music and collaborations with artists such as U2, Björk, and Tricky.
-
D.
Howie Dorough
Howie Dorough is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as one of the founding members of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
-
E.
Weeley
Weeley is a small village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England, known for its rural character and proximity to the Essex coast.
- 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_69ca82e081d48190986beaa51f498ab9 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb794fc4208190b268bc69ff2b28a9 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd6833065c8190945e88022ad2869d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 6:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cd6d52763c8190891f88d62be44786 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 7:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cd7df568788190a5a219baa65a6a19 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 8:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:50 p.m.