Triple

T18146243
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Man Who Sold the World E434399 entity
Predicate hasTrack P3284 FINISHED
Object The Width of a Circle
"The Width of a Circle" is a psychedelic hard rock song by David Bowie, notable as the epic, guitar-driven opening track on his 1970 album *The Man Who Sold the World*.
 E1307632 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: The Width of a Circle | Statement: [The Man Who Sold the World, hasTrack, The Width of a Circle]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Width of a Circle
Context triple: [The Man Who Sold the World, hasTrack, The Width of a Circle]
  • A. Circles
    "Circles" is a song featured on Bill Callahan's album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
  • B. Circles
    "Circles" is a song by Nelly Furtado from her album *The Spirit Indestructible*, blending pop and experimental influences with introspective lyrics.
  • C. Circles
    "Circles" is a transcendentalist essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the ever-expanding nature of human experience, knowledge, and spiritual growth through the metaphor of concentric circles.
  • D. Circles
    "Circles" is a melodic pop-rap song by American artist Post Malone, known for its mellow guitar-driven sound and introspective lyrics about a cyclical, failing relationship.
  • E. Circles
    "Circles" is an R&B-influenced song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*, showcasing her emotive vocals and themes of cyclical, troubled relationships.
  • 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: The Width of a Circle
Triple: [The Man Who Sold the World, hasTrack, The Width of a Circle]
Generated description
"The Width of a Circle" is a psychedelic hard rock song by David Bowie, notable as the epic, guitar-driven opening track on his 1970 album *The Man Who Sold the World*.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Width of a Circle
Target entity description: "The Width of a Circle" is a psychedelic hard rock song by David Bowie, notable as the epic, guitar-driven opening track on his 1970 album *The Man Who Sold the World*.
  • A. Circles
    "Circles" is a song featured on Bill Callahan's album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest."
  • B. Circles
    "Circles" is a song by Nelly Furtado from her album *The Spirit Indestructible*, blending pop and experimental influences with introspective lyrics.
  • C. Circles
    "Circles" is a transcendentalist essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the ever-expanding nature of human experience, knowledge, and spiritual growth through the metaphor of concentric circles.
  • D. Circles
    "Circles" is a melodic pop-rap song by American artist Post Malone, known for its mellow guitar-driven sound and introspective lyrics about a cyclical, failing relationship.
  • E. Circles
    "Circles" is an R&B-influenced song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*, showcasing her emotive vocals and themes of cyclical, troubled relationships.
  • 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_69d8b90aac308190801e2c57d8c5bfe5 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4de33921c8190b6f645ca63fd146b completed April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a038554608c819080abf60da5f48a67 completed May 12, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03864b84608190b204b08351f1176b completed May 12, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0386b90e308190807af4d407840985 completed May 12, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.