Triple
T9985326
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Heinrich Böll |
E196552
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Clown
The Clown is a 1963 novel by German author Heinrich Böll that follows a disillusioned clown in postwar Germany as he confronts personal failure, religious hypocrisy, and societal guilt.
|
E834456
|
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: The Clown | Statement: [Heinrich Böll, notableWork, The Clown]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Clown Context triple: [Heinrich Böll, notableWork, The Clown]
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A.
The Clown
The Clown is a mysterious and influential figure known as an alias of the character The Mule.
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B.
The Dancing Clown
The Dancing Clown is the terrifying, clown-shaped guise of Pennywise, the ancient evil entity that preys on children in Stephen King’s horror novel "It."
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C.
Clowns
"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
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D.
The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown is a 1934 American drama film directed by George Melford that follows the struggles and triumphs of a performer in the world of circus entertainment.
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E.
Shalimar the Clown
Shalimar the Clown is a novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines a tragic love story with political violence and terrorism, set against the backdrop of Kashmir and spanning several continents and decades.
- 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: The Clown Triple: [Heinrich Böll, notableWork, The Clown]
Generated description
The Clown is a 1963 novel by German author Heinrich Böll that follows a disillusioned clown in postwar Germany as he confronts personal failure, religious hypocrisy, and societal guilt.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Clown Target entity description: The Clown is a 1963 novel by German author Heinrich Böll that follows a disillusioned clown in postwar Germany as he confronts personal failure, religious hypocrisy, and societal guilt.
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A.
The Clown
The Clown is a mysterious and influential figure known as an alias of the character The Mule.
-
B.
The Dancing Clown
The Dancing Clown is the terrifying, clown-shaped guise of Pennywise, the ancient evil entity that preys on children in Stephen King’s horror novel "It."
-
C.
Clowns
"Clowns" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she uses elaborate costumes and makeup to explore identity, performance, and the unsettling aspects of clown imagery.
-
D.
The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown is a 1934 American drama film directed by George Melford that follows the struggles and triumphs of a performer in the world of circus entertainment.
-
E.
Shalimar the Clown
Shalimar the Clown is a novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines a tragic love story with political violence and terrorism, set against the backdrop of Kashmir and spanning several continents and decades.
- 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_69ca82efbce081908179b4b9c65096eb |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb8bf5adc81908c862b75053dd8f1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:30 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d257fe0e348190b55fbd38e21cff7c |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2594b5e5081908f7cc4af4d10b4a8 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d25a30ad98819084dcd305e709c34d |
completed | April 5, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:49 p.m.