Triple
T9959983
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Earl Thomas |
E195542
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
|
E251923
|
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: Thomas | Statement: [Earl Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [Earl Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
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A.
John
John is the husband of Martha Rainsborough.
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B.
John
John is the given name of Colonel John Quincy, an American military officer and politician after whom John Quincy Adams was named.
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C.
John
John is the given name of John Henry Patterson, an American industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company.
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D.
John
John is the first name of J. Michael Luttig, a prominent American conservative jurist and former federal appellate judge.
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E.
John
John is the given name of Sir John Woodville, a 15th-century English nobleman associated with the influential Woodville family during the Wars of the Roses.
- 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: Thomas Triple: [Earl Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as sports, politics, and the arts.
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A.
Thomas
chosen
Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of English actor Tom Courtenay, a prominent figure in British cinema and theatre since the 1960s.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
- 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_69ca82eaaa008190a54fa1a9f954b9ad |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb6d08fdc8190a77b9c97830035bc |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:22 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d269ef79548190ac87851efffa3f12 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 1:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d26b3e1b948190a76cf7ad91a1e0a5 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d26c0c9ee88190867f8531e9ffbf27 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:46 p.m.