Triple

T8975543
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virginia Thomas E214377 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, law, sports, and the arts.
 E251923 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: Thomas | Statement: [Virginia Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Virginia Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Tommy Lasorda, the Hall of Fame former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent 17th-century English statesman and politician.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Old Tom Morris, the 19th-century Scottish golfer regarded as a pioneer and four-time Open Championship winner.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a prominent 18th-century British Whig statesman and prime minister.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Sir Thomas Frankland, a titled member of the British Frankland family.
  • 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: Thomas
Triple: [Virginia Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, law, sports, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, law, sports, and the arts.
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of English actor Tom Courtenay, a prominent figure in British cinema and theatre since the 1960s.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • 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_69ca839ea8b88190922c6a326ffcc0d3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6784d1808190899c980f76084ff8 completed April 1, 2026, 12:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfc92e668c819086e694f92c04add6 completed April 3, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfcadacf2c819098545bd08d5cd14e completed April 3, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfcb36b75c8190925eaef1314f4c42 completed April 3, 2026, 2:14 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:02 p.m.