Triple
T20663759
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ed McBain |
E507826
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cotton Hawes
Cotton Hawes is a fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his distinctive white streak of hair and methodical investigative style.
|
E1446169
|
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: Cotton Hawes | Statement: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Cotton Hawes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cotton Hawes Context triple: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Cotton Hawes]
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A.
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Tennant is an English actress and producer known for roles in series like "Doctor Who" and "Merlin," as well as for her work behind the camera on various television projects.
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B.
Swinton Byrne
Swinton Byrne is the surname of Honor Swinton Byrne, a British actress known for her role in Joanna Hogg’s film "The Souvenir."
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C.
Kensington Tallman
Kensington Tallman is an American actress and voice performer best known for voicing a character in Pixar’s animated film "Inside Out 2."
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D.
Grace Hoylard
Grace Hoylard is a central character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," portrayed as a strong-willed yet vulnerable woman whose interactions with fellow stranded travelers reveal themes of loneliness, desire, and personal resilience.
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E.
Wathel Rogers
Wathel Rogers was an American Disney Imagineer and pioneering engineer known for helping develop the first Audio-Animatronics figures for Disney theme park attractions.
- 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: Cotton Hawes Triple: [Ed McBain, notableCharacter, Cotton Hawes]
Generated description
Cotton Hawes is a fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his distinctive white streak of hair and methodical investigative style.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cotton Hawes Target entity description: Cotton Hawes is a fictional detective in Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct crime novel series, known for his distinctive white streak of hair and methodical investigative style.
-
A.
Georgia Tennant
Georgia Tennant is an English actress and producer known for roles in series like "Doctor Who" and "Merlin," as well as for her work behind the camera on various television projects.
-
B.
Swinton Byrne
Swinton Byrne is the surname of Honor Swinton Byrne, a British actress known for her role in Joanna Hogg’s film "The Souvenir."
-
C.
Kensington Tallman
Kensington Tallman is an American actress and voice performer best known for voicing a character in Pixar’s animated film "Inside Out 2."
-
D.
Grace Hoylard
Grace Hoylard is a central character in William Inge’s play "Bus Stop," portrayed as a strong-willed yet vulnerable woman whose interactions with fellow stranded travelers reveal themes of loneliness, desire, and personal resilience.
-
E.
Wathel Rogers
Wathel Rogers was an American Disney Imagineer and pioneering engineer known for helping develop the first Audio-Animatronics figures for Disney theme park attractions.
- 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6b2f541bc8190ac7946b91647f2b0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08d7d8335c819092678d51353eda8b |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08dbdeb8e48190b8fda90fbd2a1837 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08dc66bc4081908bdcc559fc777cd3 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.