Triple

T9094778
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Skinner E217987 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Skinner
Skinner is an English-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as psychology, politics, and the arts.
 E3082 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: Skinner | Statement: [William Skinner, familyName, Skinner]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Skinner
Context triple: [William Skinner, familyName, Skinner]
  • A. Skinner
    Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
  • B. Skinners
    Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
  • C. B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)
    B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
  • D. Thorndike
    Thorndike is a surname most notably associated with Edward L. Thorndike, an influential American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect.
  • E. Skinner box
    The Skinner box is an experimental apparatus used in behavioral psychology to study and control animal learning through systematically administered rewards and punishments.
  • 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: Skinner
Triple: [William Skinner, familyName, Skinner]
Generated description
Skinner is an English-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as psychology, politics, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Skinner
Target entity description: Skinner is an English-origin surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as psychology, politics, and the arts.
  • A. Skinner
    Skinner is a fictional member of the J-Squad military unit in the science fiction film "Edge of Tomorrow."
  • B. Skinners
    Skinners were Loyalist irregulars from the New Jersey Volunteers during the American Revolutionary War, notorious for raiding and plundering in the contested borderlands between British and American forces.
  • C. B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner) chosen
    B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.
  • D. Thorndike
    Thorndike is a surname most notably associated with Edward L. Thorndike, an influential American psychologist known for his work on learning theory and the law of effect.
  • E. Skinner box
    The Skinner box is an experimental apparatus used in behavioral psychology to study and control animal learning through systematically administered rewards and punishments.
  • 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_69ca83d9844081908e561e367fda6d45 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc96b4a2e0819092f4eae8b1d21f33 completed April 1, 2026, 3:53 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d01803b0288190a86b544892d4b6ed completed April 3, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d01c0f1f8c8190a7988a040a421e34 completed April 3, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d01c730b848190acbaf60f3a9d62bd completed April 3, 2026, 8 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:14 p.m.