Triple
T1165355
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward Charles Pickering |
E24586
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pickering
Pickering is an English-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
|
E134308
|
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: Pickering | Statement: [Edward Charles Pickering, familyName, Pickering]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pickering Context triple: [Edward Charles Pickering, familyName, Pickering]
-
A.
Pickering
Pickering is a suburban city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located just east of Toronto along Lake Ontario.
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B.
Williamtown
Williamtown is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, best known for hosting Newcastle Airport and the RAAF Base Williamtown military air base.
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C.
Kirkwode
Kirkwode is an alternative spelling of the name Kirkwood, which is used for various places and surnames of primarily Scottish and English origin.
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D.
Parkes
Parkes is a regional town in central New South Wales, Australia, best known for its nearby radio telescope and annual Elvis Presley Festival.
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E.
Parkes
Parkes is a central Canberra suburb in the Australian Capital Territory known for housing many of the nation’s key parliamentary and cultural institutions.
- 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: Pickering Triple: [Edward Charles Pickering, familyName, Pickering]
Generated description
Pickering is an English-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pickering Target entity description: Pickering is an English-origin surname borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
-
A.
Pickering
Pickering is a suburban city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located just east of Toronto along Lake Ontario.
-
B.
Williamtown
Williamtown is a locality in New South Wales, Australia, best known for hosting Newcastle Airport and the RAAF Base Williamtown military air base.
-
C.
Kirkwode
Kirkwode is an alternative spelling of the name Kirkwood, which is used for various places and surnames of primarily Scottish and English origin.
-
D.
Parkes
Parkes is a regional town in central New South Wales, Australia, best known for its nearby radio telescope and annual Elvis Presley Festival.
-
E.
Parkes
Parkes is a central Canberra suburb in the Australian Capital Territory known for housing many of the nation’s key parliamentary and cultural institutions.
- 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_69a494060e148190abb42f971242c197 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bccb3b388190938c68dee90b3f19 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac668290008190a5e175c0a2e5feb0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac6aaa84fc81908130543b14938e41 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:12 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac6b24987c819080e00b49df8f6edb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.