Triple

T8788527
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William W. Howells E209101 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Cranial Variation in Man
Cranial Variation in Man is a landmark anthropological study by William W. Howells that analyzes human skull measurements to explore patterns of human biological diversity and population relationships.
E757718 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: Cranial Variation in Man | Statement: [William W. Howells, notableWork, Cranial Variation in Man]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cranial Variation in Man
Context triple: [William W. Howells, notableWork, Cranial Variation in Man]
  • A. Materials for the Study of Variation
    Materials for the Study of Variation is William Bateson’s pioneering 1894 monograph that systematically documented biological variation and helped lay the groundwork for modern genetics.
  • B. The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
    The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man is an 1863 scientific work by Charles Lyell that marshals geological and fossil evidence to argue for the great age of humanity and to support evolutionary ideas.
  • C. Phrenology
    Phrenology is a 2002 studio album by American hip hop band The Roots that blends rap with elements of rock, soul, and experimental music.
  • D. Some Freaks of Atavism
    Some Freaks of Atavism is a 2020 studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel, marking a return to their classic melodic punk sound.
  • E. De generis humani varietate nativa
    De generis humani varietate nativa is an influential 18th-century anthropological treatise by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped establish early scientific racial classification.
  • 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: Cranial Variation in Man
Triple: [William W. Howells, notableWork, Cranial Variation in Man]
Generated description
Cranial Variation in Man is a landmark anthropological study by William W. Howells that analyzes human skull measurements to explore patterns of human biological diversity and population relationships.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cranial Variation in Man
Target entity description: Cranial Variation in Man is a landmark anthropological study by William W. Howells that analyzes human skull measurements to explore patterns of human biological diversity and population relationships.
  • A. Materials for the Study of Variation
    Materials for the Study of Variation is William Bateson’s pioneering 1894 monograph that systematically documented biological variation and helped lay the groundwork for modern genetics.
  • B. The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
    The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man is an 1863 scientific work by Charles Lyell that marshals geological and fossil evidence to argue for the great age of humanity and to support evolutionary ideas.
  • C. Phrenology
    Phrenology is a 2002 studio album by American hip hop band The Roots that blends rap with elements of rock, soul, and experimental music.
  • D. Some Freaks of Atavism
    Some Freaks of Atavism is a 2020 studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel, marking a return to their classic melodic punk sound.
  • E. De generis humani varietate nativa
    De generis humani varietate nativa is an influential 18th-century anthropological treatise by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped establish early scientific racial classification.
  • 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_69ca836168108190bb43d3dc235c1f55 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5f89a84c819085d4cfe4e6dfbda8 completed March 31, 2026, 11:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf5210454c8190aa83d941893a4bc5 completed April 3, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf5378c3f48190a4180c20aecb2260 completed April 3, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf5471e9c08190963b7f1d6c2ceffe completed April 3, 2026, 5:47 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:43 p.m.