Triple

T9627819
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nicholl E232514 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Robert Nicholl
Robert Nicholl is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, and without additional context it most commonly refers to a historical or public figure bearing that name.
 E822608 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: Robert Nicholl | Statement: [Nicholl, hasNotableBearer, Robert Nicholl]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Nicholl
Context triple: [Nicholl, hasNotableBearer, Robert Nicholl]
  • A. Nicholas Stokes
    Nicholas Stokes is a fictional crime scene investigator from the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," known for his dedication, empathy, and hands-on forensic work.
  • B. John Ferriter
    John Ferriter was an American television producer and talent agent known for his influential work in late-night TV and reality programming.
  • C. Richard Bristow
    Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
  • D. Stephen Nicol
    Stephen Nicol is a former Scottish professional footballer and versatile defender best known for his successful spell at Liverpool FC in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • E. Richard Pearce
    Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
  • 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: Robert Nicholl
Triple: [Nicholl, hasNotableBearer, Robert Nicholl]
Generated description
Robert Nicholl is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, and without additional context it most commonly refers to a historical or public figure bearing that name.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Nicholl
Target entity description: Robert Nicholl is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, and without additional context it most commonly refers to a historical or public figure bearing that name.
  • A. Nicholas Stokes
    Nicholas Stokes is a fictional crime scene investigator from the television series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," known for his dedication, empathy, and hands-on forensic work.
  • B. John Ferriter
    John Ferriter was an American television producer and talent agent known for his influential work in late-night TV and reality programming.
  • C. Richard Bristow
    Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
  • D. Stephen Nicol
    Stephen Nicol is a former Scottish professional footballer and versatile defender best known for his successful spell at Liverpool FC in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • E. Richard Pearce
    Richard Pearce is a voice actor known for his work in animated films, including providing a character voice in Pixar's "A Bug's Life."
  • 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_69ca848793ec8190a93a12383a754dc0 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9afeb64c8190be91024c2e9039d3 completed April 1, 2026, 10:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1cc389c248190ac10adfc49a1240d completed April 5, 2026, 2:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1ccd04b60819085a5bde42605ecf5 completed April 5, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1cd70aa5481908b67afef279c38af completed April 5, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:10 p.m.