Triple
T9356619
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Water-Method Man |
E225155
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Fred Trumper
Fred Trumper is the hapless, self-sabotaging graduate student and chronic liar at the center of John Irving’s comic novel "The Water-Method Man," known for his romantic misadventures and fear of commitment.
|
E794116
|
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: Fred Trumper | Statement: [The Water-Method Man, mainCharacter, Fred Trumper]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fred Trumper Context triple: [The Water-Method Man, mainCharacter, Fred Trumper]
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A.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
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B.
Neil Farmer
Neil Farmer is a British author known for his works on organizational psychology and performance improvement.
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C.
James Innell Packer
James Innell Packer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical Anglican theologian and author, best known for his influential book "Knowing God" and his role in shaping modern Reformed theology.
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D.
Ben Bilburn
Ben Bilburn is a music producer known for his work on Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album "The Big Day."
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E.
Bill Travers
Bill Travers was a British actor and wildlife conservationist best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and for co-founding the Born Free Foundation.
- 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: Fred Trumper Triple: [The Water-Method Man, mainCharacter, Fred Trumper]
Generated description
Fred Trumper is the hapless, self-sabotaging graduate student and chronic liar at the center of John Irving’s comic novel "The Water-Method Man," known for his romantic misadventures and fear of commitment.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fred Trumper Target entity description: Fred Trumper is the hapless, self-sabotaging graduate student and chronic liar at the center of John Irving’s comic novel "The Water-Method Man," known for his romantic misadventures and fear of commitment.
-
A.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
-
B.
Neil Farmer
Neil Farmer is a British author known for his works on organizational psychology and performance improvement.
-
C.
James Innell Packer
James Innell Packer was a prominent 20th-century evangelical Anglican theologian and author, best known for his influential book "Knowing God" and his role in shaping modern Reformed theology.
-
D.
Ben Bilburn
Ben Bilburn is a music producer known for his work on Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album "The Big Day."
-
E.
Bill Travers
Bill Travers was a British actor and wildlife conservationist best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and for co-founding the Born Free Foundation.
- 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_69ca842abfd48190949d71c3b86eeba8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd4fee9d4c8190a7d121c9487ccca2 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:03 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0f3d248a88190b7d17af66e2903c5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0f46bd034819093e7157a3e1ac1fc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0f5bf64548190b40e97b279db5105 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:42 p.m.