Triple
T18697641
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Frances Yarborough |
E457162
|
entity |
| Predicate | relativeByMarriage |
P7844
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas Knotts
Thomas Knotts is an individual known primarily for being related by marriage to Frances Yarborough, the wife of actor Don Knotts.
|
E1338618
|
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: Thomas Knotts | Statement: [Frances Yarborough, relativeByMarriage, Thomas Knotts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Knotts Context triple: [Frances Yarborough, relativeByMarriage, Thomas Knotts]
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A.
John Sparks
John Sparks was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 10th Governor of Nevada.
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B.
Don Adams
Don Adams was an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as the bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart on the television series "Get Smart."
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C.
J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller was an influential American industrialist and philanthropist, best known for leading Cummins Engine Company and transforming Columbus, Indiana into a landmark of modern architecture through his civic and cultural patronage.
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D.
Tim Truman
Tim Truman is a television and film composer best known for scoring popular series such as Melrose Place.
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E.
Patrick Joseph McGovern Jr.
Patrick Joseph McGovern Jr. was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and longtime chairman of International Data Group (IDG), a global technology media, data, and marketing services company.
- 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: Thomas Knotts Triple: [Frances Yarborough, relativeByMarriage, Thomas Knotts]
Generated description
Thomas Knotts is an individual known primarily for being related by marriage to Frances Yarborough, the wife of actor Don Knotts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Knotts Target entity description: Thomas Knotts is an individual known primarily for being related by marriage to Frances Yarborough, the wife of actor Don Knotts.
-
A.
John Sparks
John Sparks was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 10th Governor of Nevada.
-
B.
Don Adams
Don Adams was an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role as the bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart on the television series "Get Smart."
-
C.
J. Irwin Miller
J. Irwin Miller was an influential American industrialist and philanthropist, best known for leading Cummins Engine Company and transforming Columbus, Indiana into a landmark of modern architecture through his civic and cultural patronage.
-
D.
Tim Truman
Tim Truman is a television and film composer best known for scoring popular series such as Melrose Place.
-
E.
Patrick Joseph McGovern Jr.
Patrick Joseph McGovern Jr. was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and longtime chairman of International Data Group (IDG), a global technology media, data, and marketing services company.
- 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_69d8d392aad081909fe31aa03e6e97d1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e562e984988190ae902d41edd8faff |
completed | April 19, 2026, 11:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a052b31f118819091ee281da1b67f37 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 1:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a052c40cd04819096757952a275ddcf |
completed | May 14, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a052d1122ac819081c664d90d784a82 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m.