Triple
T11909520
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Monotype |
E283356
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tolbert Lanston
Tolbert Lanston was an American inventor best known for creating the Monotype typesetting system, which revolutionized mechanical typesetting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E952985
|
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: Tolbert Lanston | Statement: [Monotype, foundedBy, Tolbert Lanston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tolbert Lanston Context triple: [Monotype, foundedBy, Tolbert Lanston]
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A.
William Van Tine
William Van Tine was an American architect known for contributing to the design of Fair Lane, the historic Henry Ford estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
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B.
Lucien Wilbanks
Lucien Wilbanks is a seasoned, principled Southern lawyer who serves as a key mentor and ally to Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers.
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C.
Samuel Shellabarger
Samuel Shellabarger was an American novelist and historian best known for his popular mid-20th-century historical adventure novels.
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D.
Struell Wells
Struell Wells is an ancient Christian pilgrimage site near Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland, renowned for its holy wells and long association with St Patrick.
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E.
Calvert DeForest
Calvert DeForest was an American character actor and comedian best known for his quirky, deadpan appearances as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" on David Letterman's late-night shows.
- 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: Tolbert Lanston Triple: [Monotype, foundedBy, Tolbert Lanston]
Generated description
Tolbert Lanston was an American inventor best known for creating the Monotype typesetting system, which revolutionized mechanical typesetting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tolbert Lanston Target entity description: Tolbert Lanston was an American inventor best known for creating the Monotype typesetting system, which revolutionized mechanical typesetting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
William Van Tine
William Van Tine was an American architect known for contributing to the design of Fair Lane, the historic Henry Ford estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
-
B.
Lucien Wilbanks
Lucien Wilbanks is a seasoned, principled Southern lawyer who serves as a key mentor and ally to Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers.
-
C.
Samuel Shellabarger
Samuel Shellabarger was an American novelist and historian best known for his popular mid-20th-century historical adventure novels.
-
D.
Struell Wells
Struell Wells is an ancient Christian pilgrimage site near Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland, renowned for its holy wells and long association with St Patrick.
-
E.
Calvert DeForest
Calvert DeForest was an American character actor and comedian best known for his quirky, deadpan appearances as "Larry 'Bud' Melman" on David Letterman's late-night shows.
- 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_69d6ab2c07e88190ba13b0d21fd6cf33 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8e5278eb081909a7ecfe38beeeda9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f418543258819083b49a5bbdc520cd |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f41f1d2da0819082f00cf61a6530b6 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f42291f3608190ab079f939d34cf15 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:44 p.m.