Triple
T8546039
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Frank Zappa |
E202326
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zappa
Zappa is the surname of Frank Zappa, the influential American musician and composer known for his experimental rock, satire, and prolific output.
|
E202326
|
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: Zappa | Statement: [Frank Zappa, familyName, Zappa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zappa Context triple: [Frank Zappa, familyName, Zappa]
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A.
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa was an influential American musician, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative, genre-blending work and satirical, experimental approach to rock and contemporary music.
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B.
Ahmet Zappa
Ahmet Zappa is an American musician, writer, and film and television producer, and the son of legendary composer Frank Zappa.
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C.
Moon Zappa
Moon Zappa is an American actress, author, and singer best known for her satirical 1982 hit single "Valley Girl" recorded with her father, musician Frank Zappa.
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D.
The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention were an experimental rock band led by Frank Zappa, known for their innovative, satirical, and genre-blending music in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Zapp
Zapp is an American funk band best known for its pioneering use of the talk box and electro-funk sound that heavily shaped later West Coast hip hop and G-funk music.
- 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: Zappa Triple: [Frank Zappa, familyName, Zappa]
Generated description
Zappa is the surname of Frank Zappa, the influential American musician and composer known for his experimental rock, satire, and prolific output.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zappa Target entity description: Zappa is the surname of Frank Zappa, the influential American musician and composer known for his experimental rock, satire, and prolific output.
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A.
Frank Zappa
chosen
Frank Zappa was an influential American musician, composer, and bandleader known for his innovative, genre-blending work and satirical, experimental approach to rock and contemporary music.
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B.
Ahmet Zappa
Ahmet Zappa is an American musician, writer, and film and television producer, and the son of legendary composer Frank Zappa.
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C.
Moon Zappa
Moon Zappa is an American actress, author, and singer best known for her satirical 1982 hit single "Valley Girl" recorded with her father, musician Frank Zappa.
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D.
The Mothers of Invention
The Mothers of Invention were an experimental rock band led by Frank Zappa, known for their innovative, satirical, and genre-blending music in the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Zapp
Zapp is an American funk band best known for its pioneering use of the talk box and electro-funk sound that heavily shaped later West Coast hip hop and G-funk music.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe74f62148190bfd6cacf5d4f74b6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce8924e3348190b7c8911e574d1cd0 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce8a9ba0448190ae7637f24b8a8032 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:26 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce8bda33548190a8f6985a48d65a39 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.