Triple

T20746437
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Donald E. Westlake E510595 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Ax — 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: The Ax | Statement: [Donald E. Westlake, notableWork, The Ax]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Ax
Context triple: [Donald E. Westlake, notableWork, The Ax]
  • A. The Axe
    The Axe is a novel by Sigrid Undset that forms part of her medieval Norwegian saga cycle "The Master of Hestviken."
  • B. River Axe
    The River Axe is a river in southwest England that flows through Somerset and Dorset before reaching the English Channel.
  • C. The Axe-Helve
    "The Axe-Helve" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of craftsmanship, cultural difference, and human connection through a neighborly encounter over a woodcutting tool.
  • D. The Spear
    The Spear is the nickname of the U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing, a unit known for operational testing and evaluation of advanced weapons and systems.
  • E. Tomahawk axe
    The Tomahawk axe is a light, single-handed Native American axe traditionally used as both a tool and a weapon, often featuring a straight wooden handle and a small metal or stone head.
  • 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: The Ax
Target entity description: The Ax is a darkly comic crime novel by Donald E. Westlake about a downsized executive who turns to murder to eliminate his job-market rivals.
  • A. The Axe
    The Axe is a novel by Sigrid Undset that forms part of her medieval Norwegian saga cycle "The Master of Hestviken."
  • B. River Axe
    The River Axe is a river in southwest England that flows through Somerset and Dorset before reaching the English Channel.
  • C. The Axe-Helve
    "The Axe-Helve" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost that explores themes of craftsmanship, cultural difference, and human connection through a neighborly encounter over a woodcutting tool.
  • D. The Spear
    The Spear is the nickname of the U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing, a unit known for operational testing and evaluation of advanced weapons and systems.
  • E. Tomahawk axe
    The Tomahawk axe is a light, single-handed Native American axe traditionally used as both a tool and a weapon, often featuring a straight wooden handle and a small metal or stone head.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e0b4c845e88190b4c5f3ae79291182 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c225c564819088f2461467698095 completed April 21, 2026, 12:17 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:33 p.m.