Triple
T9268202
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Percival Lowell |
E222753
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Mars and Its Canals
"Mars and Its Canals" is an influential 1906 astronomy book by Percival Lowell that popularized the idea of artificial canals on Mars and helped shape early 20th-century speculation about Martian civilization.
|
E788734
|
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: Mars and Its Canals | Statement: [Percival Lowell, notableWork, Mars and Its Canals]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mars and Its Canals Context triple: [Percival Lowell, notableWork, Mars and Its Canals]
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A.
The Mystery of Mars
The Mystery of Mars is a science book for young readers that explores the geology, climate, and potential for life on the Red Planet.
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B.
The Mars Project
The Mars Project is a seminal 1952 book by rocket engineer Wernher von Braun that outlines one of the earliest detailed technical plans for a human expedition to Mars.
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C.
Martians
Martians are the technologically advanced, hostile alien invaders from H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds."
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D.
Martians
Martians are a powerful, shape-shifting alien species from the planet Mars in DC Comics, most famously represented by the superhero Martian Manhunter.
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E.
The Second Invasion from Mars
"The Second Invasion from Mars" is a satirical Soviet science fiction story by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that uses an alien invasion to critique bureaucracy, conformity, and everyday life under authoritarian rule.
- 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: Mars and Its Canals Triple: [Percival Lowell, notableWork, Mars and Its Canals]
Generated description
"Mars and Its Canals" is an influential 1906 astronomy book by Percival Lowell that popularized the idea of artificial canals on Mars and helped shape early 20th-century speculation about Martian civilization.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mars and Its Canals Target entity description: "Mars and Its Canals" is an influential 1906 astronomy book by Percival Lowell that popularized the idea of artificial canals on Mars and helped shape early 20th-century speculation about Martian civilization.
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A.
The Mystery of Mars
The Mystery of Mars is a science book for young readers that explores the geology, climate, and potential for life on the Red Planet.
-
B.
The Mars Project
The Mars Project is a seminal 1952 book by rocket engineer Wernher von Braun that outlines one of the earliest detailed technical plans for a human expedition to Mars.
-
C.
Martians
Martians are the technologically advanced, hostile alien invaders from H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds."
-
D.
Martians
Martians are a powerful, shape-shifting alien species from the planet Mars in DC Comics, most famously represented by the superhero Martian Manhunter.
-
E.
The Second Invasion from Mars
"The Second Invasion from Mars" is a satirical Soviet science fiction story by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that uses an alien invasion to critique bureaucracy, conformity, and everyday life under authoritarian rule.
- 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_69ca841f2e808190a64f4c31903a1332 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd074d2d0081909f9f8db04547358e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d09c193b548190afe79d0c84fa2bd3 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d09cf11e488190b61f4a61002454e6 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d09e2450048190b5aa31507e54d6c8 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:33 p.m.