Triple
T11979765
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tierney |
E285126
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Patrick J. Tierney
Patrick J. Tierney is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Tierney, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
|
E961727
|
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: Patrick J. Tierney | Statement: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick J. Tierney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick J. Tierney Context triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick J. Tierney]
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A.
John Tierney
John Tierney is an American journalist and author best known for his work as a columnist for The New York Times, where he often writes on science, politics, and urban policy.
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B.
Stephen J. Townsend
Stephen J. Townsend is a United States Army general known for leading coalition forces against ISIS, including major operations in Iraq and Syria.
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C.
Jeffrey Resnick
Jeffrey Resnick is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Resnick surname, though detailed public information about his achievements or role is limited.
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D.
Stephen F. Martin
Stephen F. Martin is an American organic chemist renowned for his influential research in synthetic methodology and complex molecule synthesis.
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E.
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick is a renowned American orchestrator, musical director, and composer best known for his long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on numerous Broadway productions.
- 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: Patrick J. Tierney Triple: [Tierney, hasNotableBearer, Patrick J. Tierney]
Generated description
Patrick J. Tierney is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Tierney, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick J. Tierney Target entity description: Patrick J. Tierney is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Tierney, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
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A.
John Tierney
John Tierney is an American journalist and author best known for his work as a columnist for The New York Times, where he often writes on science, politics, and urban policy.
-
B.
Stephen J. Townsend
Stephen J. Townsend is a United States Army general known for leading coalition forces against ISIS, including major operations in Iraq and Syria.
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C.
Jeffrey Resnick
Jeffrey Resnick is an individual notable enough to be specifically identified as a bearer of the Resnick surname, though detailed public information about his achievements or role is limited.
-
D.
Stephen F. Martin
Stephen F. Martin is an American organic chemist renowned for his influential research in synthetic methodology and complex molecule synthesis.
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E.
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick is a renowned American orchestrator, musical director, and composer best known for his long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on numerous Broadway productions.
- 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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d90393cfb08190b5b45d3e5e32fad3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f49d0791348190a2f6c0e808af3aea |
completed | May 1, 2026, 12:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f53d8ec5448190b303624887f7fa05 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f564d2b4348190abf2d09ae00aea37 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.