Triple

T18151189
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jacob T. Schwartz E434504 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Nelson Dunford
Nelson Dunford was an American mathematician best known for his foundational work in functional analysis and operator theory, including the influential three-volume work "Linear Operators."
E1329369 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: Nelson Dunford | Statement: [Jacob T. Schwartz, coAuthor, Nelson Dunford]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson Dunford
Context triple: [Jacob T. Schwartz, coAuthor, Nelson Dunford]
  • A. Nelson McDowell
    Nelson McDowell was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his distinctive gaunt appearance and frequent roles in Westerns and serials.
  • B. Walter Nelson
    Walter Nelson was an attorney who served on the defense team in the landmark Ossian Sweet murder trial, which challenged racial injustice in 1920s Detroit.
  • C. Crawford Nalder
    Crawford Nalder was an Australian politician who served as a prominent state leader in Western Australia during the mid-20th century, including in senior economic and governmental roles.
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Nelson DeWitt
    Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
  • 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: Nelson Dunford
Triple: [Jacob T. Schwartz, coAuthor, Nelson Dunford]
Generated description
Nelson Dunford was an American mathematician best known for his foundational work in functional analysis and operator theory, including the influential three-volume work "Linear Operators."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson Dunford
Target entity description: Nelson Dunford was an American mathematician best known for his foundational work in functional analysis and operator theory, including the influential three-volume work "Linear Operators."
  • A. Nelson McDowell
    Nelson McDowell was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his distinctive gaunt appearance and frequent roles in Westerns and serials.
  • B. Walter Nelson
    Walter Nelson was an attorney who served on the defense team in the landmark Ossian Sweet murder trial, which challenged racial injustice in 1920s Detroit.
  • C. Crawford Nalder
    Crawford Nalder was an Australian politician who served as a prominent state leader in Western Australia during the mid-20th century, including in senior economic and governmental roles.
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Nelson DeWitt
    Nelson DeWitt is an American documentary filmmaker and writer known for exploring themes of identity, family history, and personal discovery.
  • 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_69e4de38d4e08190bc4d430b70b7e288 completed April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a049159cbe081908872d559d3fa57a7 completed May 13, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a049275f2c08190b9be34f87b05841a completed May 13, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0492fb82348190a3639ca54ac6f014 completed May 13, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.