Triple
T11820921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Thomas Best |
E281124
|
entity |
| Predicate | name |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Thomas Best |
E281124
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: William Thomas Best | Statement: [William Thomas Best, name, William Thomas Best]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Thomas Best Context triple: [William Thomas Best, name, William Thomas Best]
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A.
William Thomas Best
chosen
William Thomas Best was a prominent 19th-century English organist and composer renowned for his virtuosic performances and influential organ arrangements.
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B.
C. L. Best
C. L. Best was an American tractor and machinery pioneer whose company eventually merged into what became Caterpillar Inc., helping lay the foundation for the modern heavy equipment industry.
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C.
William Allen Young
William Allen Young is an American actor and director best known for his television roles on series such as "Moesha" and "Code Black."
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D.
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey was an American character actor and director known for his prolific appearances in early 20th-century films, often playing policemen or comic supporting roles.
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E.
Willis Goldbeck
Willis Goldbeck was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including collaborations on notable Westerns.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab26aae88190b2489efcb2a24234 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a5e87e488190905bc3bb6d721e56 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f131e1891081909cfbd9e2eb168808 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.