Triple
T1536016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kennedy–Thorndike experiment |
E32550
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Roy J. Kennedy
Roy J. Kennedy was an American physicist best known for co-devising the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, a key test of special relativity.
|
E175398
|
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: Roy J. Kennedy | Statement: [Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, namedAfter, Roy J. Kennedy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy J. Kennedy Context triple: [Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, namedAfter, Roy J. Kennedy]
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A.
Sam Kennedy
Sam Kennedy is a Major League Baseball executive best known for serving as the president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox.
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B.
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy was an American character actor known for his versatile performances in mid-20th-century films, including several acclaimed dramas and epics.
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C.
Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley is an American political satirist and novelist best known for his witty, humorous takes on politics in works such as "Thank You for Smoking."
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D.
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General and later as a U.S. senator before his assassination during his 1968 presidential campaign.
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E.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
- 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: Roy J. Kennedy Triple: [Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, namedAfter, Roy J. Kennedy]
Generated description
Roy J. Kennedy was an American physicist best known for co-devising the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, a key test of special relativity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roy J. Kennedy Target entity description: Roy J. Kennedy was an American physicist best known for co-devising the Kennedy–Thorndike experiment, a key test of special relativity.
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A.
Sam Kennedy
Sam Kennedy is a Major League Baseball executive best known for serving as the president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox.
-
B.
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy was an American character actor known for his versatile performances in mid-20th-century films, including several acclaimed dramas and epics.
-
C.
Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley is an American political satirist and novelist best known for his witty, humorous takes on politics in works such as "Thank You for Smoking."
-
D.
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy was a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General and later as a U.S. senator before his assassination during his 1968 presidential campaign.
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E.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
- 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_69a885ea86308190998f6bc14bb91f8e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90829e60081909d3f9f79585e080e |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad30942dc481908de85bd2ca30c0bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad3104afe88190a8d783dd38d4f2fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad31a17f5c8190b0d56b449f79cca5 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.