Triple
T15630608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Crossing Jordan |
E375800
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ken Howard |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Ken Howard | Statement: [Crossing Jordan, starring, Ken Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Howard Context triple: [Crossing Jordan, starring, Ken Howard]
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A.
Ken Howard
Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
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B.
Scott Howard
Scott Howard is the teenage protagonist of the 1985 comedy film "Teen Wolf," who discovers he has inherited the ability to transform into a werewolf.
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C.
Donald Howard
Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
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D.
Steve Howard
Steve Howard is a British trumpeter best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings during the 1970s.
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E.
Peter Howard
Peter Howard was a prominent American musical theatre orchestrator and dance music arranger known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Howard Target entity description: Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in television series such as "The White Shadow" and numerous film and stage performances, and later served as president of the Screen Actors Guild‐AFTRA.
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A.
Ken Howard
chosen
Ken Howard was an American actor best known for his roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Thomas Jefferson in the musical film "1776."
-
B.
Scott Howard
Scott Howard is the teenage protagonist of the 1985 comedy film "Teen Wolf," who discovers he has inherited the ability to transform into a werewolf.
-
C.
Donald Howard
Donald Howard was a British politician best known for serving on the controversial Simon Commission that investigated constitutional reform in colonial India.
-
D.
Steve Howard
Steve Howard is a British trumpeter best known for his work with Paul McCartney and Wings during the 1970s.
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E.
Peter Howard
Peter Howard was a prominent American musical theatre orchestrator and dance music arranger known for his work on numerous Broadway productions.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69d85cd035a48190b73d5579ab73969a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04eb536348190b93ed3c178d1ffb8 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:14 a.m.