Triple
T20739293
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | D. Napier & Son |
E509794
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Napier
David Napier was a Scottish engineer and industrialist best known for founding the engineering firm D. Napier & Son, which became prominent in precision engineering and later in automotive and aero engine production.
|
E1448135
|
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: David Napier | Statement: [D. Napier & Son, foundedBy, David Napier]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Napier Context triple: [D. Napier & Son, foundedBy, David Napier]
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A.
Alan Napier
Alan Napier was an English character actor best known for playing Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s Batman television series.
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B.
Neil Napier
Neil Napier is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the 2012 action thriller "The Expatriate."
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C.
Mark Napier
Mark Napier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who starred in the WHA and NHL during the late 1970s and 1980s, winning two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens.
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D.
Charles Napier
Charles Napier was a prominent 19th-century British naval officer and admiral known for his service in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later conflicts.
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E.
Charles Napier
Charles Napier was an American character actor known for his rugged, authoritative roles in action films and television, often portraying military or law-enforcement figures.
- 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: David Napier Triple: [D. Napier & Son, foundedBy, David Napier]
Generated description
David Napier was a Scottish engineer and industrialist best known for founding the engineering firm D. Napier & Son, which became prominent in precision engineering and later in automotive and aero engine production.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Napier Target entity description: David Napier was a Scottish engineer and industrialist best known for founding the engineering firm D. Napier & Son, which became prominent in precision engineering and later in automotive and aero engine production.
-
A.
Alan Napier
Alan Napier was an English character actor best known for playing Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s Batman television series.
-
B.
Neil Napier
Neil Napier is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in film and television, including a prominent part in the 2012 action thriller "The Expatriate."
-
C.
Mark Napier
Mark Napier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who starred in the WHA and NHL during the late 1970s and 1980s, winning two Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens.
-
D.
Charles Napier
Charles Napier was a prominent 19th-century British naval officer and admiral known for his service in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and later conflicts.
-
E.
Charles Napier
Charles Napier was an American character actor known for his rugged, authoritative roles in action films and television, often portraying military or law-enforcement figures.
- 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_69e0b4c589c08190834fb5d86d0efa2b |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c20d9d4c8190a2fd87f8a33c313d |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e83a28548190b87010bfde6626eb |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e8df60c88190803590abd75b3e43 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08e95f05088190b5934f067c5dd7b7 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:32 p.m.