Triple

T13005462
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sean Patrick Thomas E322273 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common English-language surname of biblical origin, widely borne by notable figures across various fields.
E251923 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: Thomas | Statement: [Sean Patrick Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Sean Patrick Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, remembered for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the first name of American country music songwriter and recording artist Thom Schuyler.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Edwards, an English literary critic and poet known for his 18th-century work "The Canons of Criticism."
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the middle name of the individual Samuel Thomas Wilson.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas Einstein is an American anesthesiologist and great-grandson of physicist Albert Einstein.
  • 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: Thomas
Triple: [Sean Patrick Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common English-language surname of biblical origin, widely borne by notable figures across various fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a common English-language surname of biblical origin, widely borne by notable figures across various fields.
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • F. None of above.

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_69d807657e8c8190bd9435ee2f823845 completed April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d97e9b27ec8190815c40a05b9ba7d0 completed April 10, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f6cbbf0fb08190aeb1697714942c2b completed May 3, 2026, 4:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f6cd706f548190af79efa973434af9 completed May 3, 2026, 4:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f6ce2c7630819091433543dfdf8402 completed May 3, 2026, 4:25 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:48 p.m.