Triple
T19754967
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cryptonomicon |
E474478
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Randy Waterhouse
Randy Waterhouse is a mathematically gifted, somewhat geeky systems engineer and entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in Neal Stephenson’s techno-thriller "Cryptonomicon."
|
E1394759
|
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: Randy Waterhouse | Statement: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Randy Waterhouse]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Waterhouse Context triple: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Randy Waterhouse]
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A.
Randy Bricker
Randy Bricker is a film editor known for his work on horror and genre films, including Texas Chainsaw 3D.
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B.
Randy McNally
Randy McNally is an American Republican politician who serves as the lieutenant governor of Tennessee and presiding officer of the state Senate.
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C.
Randy Hahn
Randy Hahn is a veteran American sportscaster best known as the longtime television play-by-play announcer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
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D.
Randy Turpin
Randy Turpin was a British middleweight boxing champion best known for his stunning 1951 upset victory over Sugar Ray Robinson.
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E.
Randy Presuhn
Randy Presuhn is a computer scientist and engineer known for his contributions to network management standards, particularly within the IETF SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) community.
- 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: Randy Waterhouse Triple: [Cryptonomicon, mainCharacter, Randy Waterhouse]
Generated description
Randy Waterhouse is a mathematically gifted, somewhat geeky systems engineer and entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in Neal Stephenson’s techno-thriller "Cryptonomicon."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Waterhouse Target entity description: Randy Waterhouse is a mathematically gifted, somewhat geeky systems engineer and entrepreneur who serves as one of the central protagonists in Neal Stephenson’s techno-thriller "Cryptonomicon."
-
A.
Randy Bricker
Randy Bricker is a film editor known for his work on horror and genre films, including Texas Chainsaw 3D.
-
B.
Randy McNally
Randy McNally is an American Republican politician who serves as the lieutenant governor of Tennessee and presiding officer of the state Senate.
-
C.
Randy Hahn
Randy Hahn is a veteran American sportscaster best known as the longtime television play-by-play announcer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.
-
D.
Randy Turpin
Randy Turpin was a British middleweight boxing champion best known for his stunning 1951 upset victory over Sugar Ray Robinson.
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E.
Randy Presuhn
Randy Presuhn is a computer scientist and engineer known for his contributions to network management standards, particularly within the IETF SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) community.
- 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6529dada081909c5b4d65247c6032 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07bd67064081908839a408b0e746e1 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07bde28e848190aaa9c4a06b31bdb6 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07bed4c8d8819094fafce7eee69ee7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.