Triple
T8708413
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Against Infinity |
E206710
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Manuel
Manuel is the central protagonist of Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Against Infinity," a young man coming of age amid the harsh environment and enigmatic alien artifacts of a colonized Ganymede.
|
E753584
|
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: Manuel | Statement: [Against Infinity, mainCharacter, Manuel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manuel Context triple: [Against Infinity, mainCharacter, Manuel]
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A.
Manuel
Manuel is the given name of Manny Ramirez, the former Major League Baseball star known for his powerful hitting and tenure with the Boston Red Sox.
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B.
Manuel
Manuel is the hapless, linguistically challenged Spanish waiter from the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers," known for his comedic misunderstandings and clashes with Basil Fawlty.
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C.
Manuel
Manuel was the given name of Manuel II, the last King of Portugal who reigned in the early 20th century.
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D.
Manuel
Manuel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries and derived from "Emmanuel," meaning "God is with us."
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E.
Francisco
Francisco is a masculine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, equivalent to Francis in English.
- 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: Manuel Triple: [Against Infinity, mainCharacter, Manuel]
Generated description
Manuel is the central protagonist of Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Against Infinity," a young man coming of age amid the harsh environment and enigmatic alien artifacts of a colonized Ganymede.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manuel Target entity description: Manuel is the central protagonist of Gregory Benford’s science fiction novel "Against Infinity," a young man coming of age amid the harsh environment and enigmatic alien artifacts of a colonized Ganymede.
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A.
Manuel
Manuel is the given name of Manny Ramirez, the former Major League Baseball star known for his powerful hitting and tenure with the Boston Red Sox.
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B.
Manuel
Manuel is the hapless, linguistically challenged Spanish waiter from the British sitcom "Fawlty Towers," known for his comedic misunderstandings and clashes with Basil Fawlty.
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C.
Manuel
Manuel was the given name of Manuel II, the last King of Portugal who reigned in the early 20th century.
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D.
Manuel
Manuel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries and derived from "Emmanuel," meaning "God is with us."
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E.
Francisco
Francisco is a masculine given name of Spanish and Portuguese origin, equivalent to Francis in English.
- 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_69ca835645e881908f00e3c8b51da81d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc58ffa6a481908866b6239d1d9b92 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf28b78e90819098ab1d4877ab88fe |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf2bd14c3c8190b43840ee57cca22c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf2cb3c4308190971fb3d25064f205 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:35 p.m.