Triple
T17710139
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pandora's Star |
E441540
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nigel Sheldon
Nigel Sheldon is a brilliant and eccentric entrepreneur and starship pilot in Peter F. Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga, known for co-founding the wormhole-based Commonwealth and playing a pivotal role in humanity’s expansion into space.
|
E1314956
|
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 Sheldon | Statement: [Pandora's Star, notableCharacter, Nigel Sheldon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Sheldon Context triple: [Pandora's Star, notableCharacter, Nigel Sheldon]
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A.
Nigel Lamb
Nigel Lamb is a British aerobatic and air racing pilot best known for competing at the highest level in international air racing events, including the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
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B.
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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C.
Nigel Starr
Nigel Starr is a music producer known for his work on the hip-hop track "Ego Trippin'."
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D.
Nigel Preston
Nigel Preston was an English drummer best known for his early work with the rock band The Cult and his influential role in the post-punk and gothic rock scenes of the 1980s.
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E.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
- 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 Sheldon Triple: [Pandora's Star, notableCharacter, Nigel Sheldon]
Generated description
Nigel Sheldon is a brilliant and eccentric entrepreneur and starship pilot in Peter F. Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga, known for co-founding the wormhole-based Commonwealth and playing a pivotal role in humanity’s expansion into space.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Sheldon Target entity description: Nigel Sheldon is a brilliant and eccentric entrepreneur and starship pilot in Peter F. Hamilton’s Commonwealth Saga, known for co-founding the wormhole-based Commonwealth and playing a pivotal role in humanity’s expansion into space.
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A.
Nigel Lamb
Nigel Lamb is a British aerobatic and air racing pilot best known for competing at the highest level in international air racing events, including the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
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B.
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.
-
C.
Nigel Starr
Nigel Starr is a music producer known for his work on the hip-hop track "Ego Trippin'."
-
D.
Nigel Preston
Nigel Preston was an English drummer best known for his early work with the rock band The Cult and his influential role in the post-punk and gothic rock scenes of the 1980s.
-
E.
Nigel Pulsford
Nigel Pulsford is an English guitarist best known as the original lead guitarist of the rock band Bush, contributing to their distinctive 1990s alternative rock sound.
- 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_69d8b9ea20b48190ace88bb46b01e6a9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4729a9a9c81908d65ff0bda12c961 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03b3dc7df08190a6c3a2d15f733b52 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03b4e282b88190a572e46468a9119f |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03b58052a48190b4e6afb5098c3e51 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:05 a.m.