Triple
T15630632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Crossing Jordan |
E375800
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nigel Townsend
Nigel Townsend is a quirky and brilliant British forensic criminalist on the television drama "Crossing Jordan," known for his dark humor and unconventional investigative methods.
|
E1197106
|
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: Nigel Townsend | Statement: [Crossing Jordan, featuresCharacter, Nigel Townsend]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Townsend Context triple: [Crossing Jordan, featuresCharacter, Nigel Townsend]
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A.
Nigel Wick
Nigel Wick is a comically tyrannical and eccentric British boss on the American sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," known for his outrageous behavior and antagonistic relationship with the main character.
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B.
Nigel Birch
Nigel Birch was a British Conservative politician and government minister who held several senior posts in the mid-20th century, including roles in economic and defense-related departments.
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C.
Nigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison is an English bassist best known for his work with the new wave band Blondie during their late-1970s and early-1980s peak.
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D.
Nigel Sears
Nigel Sears is a British tennis coach best known for working with several top WTA players, including former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.
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E.
Nigel Green
Nigel Green was a British character actor known for his commanding presence in mid-20th-century war and adventure films.
- 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: Nigel Townsend Triple: [Crossing Jordan, featuresCharacter, Nigel Townsend]
Generated description
Nigel Townsend is a quirky and brilliant British forensic criminalist on the television drama "Crossing Jordan," known for his dark humor and unconventional investigative methods.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Townsend Target entity description: Nigel Townsend is a quirky and brilliant British forensic criminalist on the television drama "Crossing Jordan," known for his dark humor and unconventional investigative methods.
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A.
Nigel Wick
Nigel Wick is a comically tyrannical and eccentric British boss on the American sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," known for his outrageous behavior and antagonistic relationship with the main character.
-
B.
Nigel Birch
Nigel Birch was a British Conservative politician and government minister who held several senior posts in the mid-20th century, including roles in economic and defense-related departments.
-
C.
Nigel Harrison
Nigel Harrison is an English bassist best known for his work with the new wave band Blondie during their late-1970s and early-1980s peak.
-
D.
Nigel Sears
Nigel Sears is a British tennis coach best known for working with several top WTA players, including former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.
-
E.
Nigel Green
Nigel Green was a British character actor known for his commanding presence in mid-20th-century war and adventure films.
- 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_69d85cd035a48190b73d5579ab73969a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04eb536348190b93ed3c178d1ffb8 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fff79031f88190bf129582deeed3b9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fff83b56288190a139f6fbf7b4d1b3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fff89eb66481909441b9bdfcada550 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:14 a.m.