Triple
T20717634
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John W. Thomas |
E509215
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 | Statement: [John W. Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [John W. Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
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A.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Diamond Pitt, likely used as his personal or first name.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford, a British naval officer and aristocrat known for his volatile temperament in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Coughlin, the American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom LaGarde, an American former professional basketball player.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is a character appearing in the animated series "Exit 9B" from the show "Regular Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is a common English-language surname of biblical origin, widely borne by individuals across many countries and cultures.
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A.
Thomas
chosen
Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4c40ad88190b81f77695366d328 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c1d2c57481909840945ffd3b0cc3 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:17 p.m.