Triple
T18000290
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner |
E430609
|
entity |
| Predicate | middleName |
P143
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas |
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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: Thomas | Statement: [Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, middleName, Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, middleName, Thomas]
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A.
Thomas
Thomas is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Coughlin, the American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the first name of American film director, screenwriter, and producer Tom Shadyac, known for hit comedies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty."
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is a character appearing in the animated series "Exit 9B" from the show "Regular Show."
- 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: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the middle name of Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, better known as the musician Sting.
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A.
Thomas
Thomas is the birth name of Thom Yorke, the English musician best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the band Radiohead.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the birth name of Tom DeLonge, the American musician best known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Blink-182.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of English singer-songwriter Tom Chaplin, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Keane.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of Thom Bell, the influential Jamaican-born American record producer, arranger, and songwriter known for shaping the Philadelphia soul sound.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of British entertainer Tommy Steele, a pioneering rock and roll singer and actor.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4b3e75e908190a6ff6a3ec6069ff5 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.