Triple

T9289809
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject San Diego Seals E223487 entity
Predicate headCoach P256 FINISHED
Object Patrick Merrill
Patrick Merrill is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player who became a prominent coach and executive in the National Lacrosse League.
E790476 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: Patrick Merrill | Statement: [San Diego Seals, headCoach, Patrick Merrill]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Merrill
Context triple: [San Diego Seals, headCoach, Patrick Merrill]
  • A. Andrew Carnes
    Andrew Carnes is a character in the musical "Oklahoma!", known as the protective father of Ado Annie.
  • B. Eric Marienthal
    Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
  • C. Scott Morrow
    Scott Morrow is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname "Morrow," with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • D. Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney is an American character actor and voice actor known for his work in film, television, and animation, including a prominent role on the series "Remember WENN."
  • E. Christopher Morrow
    Christopher Morrow is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public achievements or profession are not widely documented.
  • 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: Patrick Merrill
Triple: [San Diego Seals, headCoach, Patrick Merrill]
Generated description
Patrick Merrill is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player who became a prominent coach and executive in the National Lacrosse League.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Merrill
Target entity description: Patrick Merrill is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player who became a prominent coach and executive in the National Lacrosse League.
  • A. Andrew Carnes
    Andrew Carnes is a character in the musical "Oklahoma!", known as the protective father of Ado Annie.
  • B. Eric Marienthal
    Eric Marienthal is an American contemporary jazz saxophonist known for his work in jazz fusion and smooth jazz, including prominent collaborations with leading artists and bands.
  • C. Scott Morrow
    Scott Morrow is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the surname "Morrow," with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • D. Christopher Murney
    Christopher Murney is an American character actor and voice actor known for his work in film, television, and animation, including a prominent role on the series "Remember WENN."
  • E. Christopher Morrow
    Christopher Morrow is a relatively obscure individual whose specific public achievements or profession are not widely documented.
  • 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_69ca8422ddf881908a3f8f876c9f53aa completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd08643a848190a8b5be1ccc0b2ef6 completed April 1, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0b22ff5d881909ed5ac15ad8cbbb6 completed April 4, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0b441ca5c81908d6d50f271de2a57 completed April 4, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0b4e909308190a2dc31fc1ec27e09 completed April 4, 2026, 6:51 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:35 p.m.