Triple

T1961142
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gene Amdahl E42388 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object Charles W. Gear
Charles W. Gear is a computer scientist and numerical analyst known for his pioneering work in numerical methods for differential equations and contributions to early computer science research.
 E585043 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: Charles W. Gear | Statement: [Gene Amdahl, doctoralAdvisor, Charles W. Gear]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Charles W. Gear
Context triple: [Gene Amdahl, doctoralAdvisor, Charles W. Gear]
  • A. Charles R. Boling
    Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
  • B. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • C. Charles F. Wheeler
    Charles F. Wheeler was an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television during the mid-20th century.
  • D. William E. Blanchard
    William E. Blanchard was an architect best known for designing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
  • E. Henry C. Mustin
    Henry C. Mustin was a pioneering U.S. Navy aviator and officer who played a key role in the early development of naval aviation.
  • 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: Charles W. Gear
Triple: [Gene Amdahl, doctoralAdvisor, Charles W. Gear]
Generated description
Charles W. Gear is a computer scientist and numerical analyst known for his pioneering work in numerical methods for differential equations and contributions to early computer science research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Charles W. Gear
Target entity description: Charles W. Gear is a computer scientist and numerical analyst known for his pioneering work in numerical methods for differential equations and contributions to early computer science research.
  • A. Charles R. Boling
    Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
  • B. Harry M. Wegeforth
    Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
  • C. Charles F. Wheeler
    Charles F. Wheeler was an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television during the mid-20th century.
  • D. William E. Blanchard
    William E. Blanchard was an architect best known for designing the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
  • E. Henry C. Mustin
    Henry C. Mustin was a pioneering U.S. Navy aviator and officer who played a key role in the early development of naval aviation.
  • 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_69a8870eea088190a38781990812a9bc completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb380bfc08190ae80f8e6570494b8 completed March 7, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c5e3777eac81908880498eaa6c1046 completed March 27, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c5f8a29c388190a9226367bfdfc082 completed March 27, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c5f8f3accc81909d87fc4cda30cb05 completed March 27, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.