Triple
T21073266
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | C. J. Cherryh |
E519162
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merchanter novels
The Merchanter novels are a series of science fiction books by C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance–Union universe, focusing on the lives, politics, and trade of family-run starships.
|
E1464491
|
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: Merchanter novels | Statement: [C. J. Cherryh, notableWork, Merchanter novels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchanter novels Context triple: [C. J. Cherryh, notableWork, Merchanter novels]
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A.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
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B.
Lewis Barnavelt series
The Lewis Barnavelt series is a set of middle-grade fantasy-horror novels, originally created by John Bellairs and later continued by Brad Strickland, following a young boy’s magical adventures with his eccentric uncle and their witch neighbor.
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C.
David Balfour series
The David Balfour series is a pair of adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the exploits of young Scotsman David Balfour in and after the events of Kidnapped.
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D.
Crane-Iron novel series
The Crane-Iron novel series is a classic cycle of Chinese wuxia novels by Wang Dulu, renowned for its tales of martial arts, romance, and chivalry that inspired the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon films.
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E.
Frost novels
Frost novels are a series of British crime novels by R.D. Wingfield featuring the scruffy, irreverent Detective Inspector Jack Frost solving cases in the fictional town of Denton.
- 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: Merchanter novels Triple: [C. J. Cherryh, notableWork, Merchanter novels]
Generated description
The Merchanter novels are a series of science fiction books by C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance–Union universe, focusing on the lives, politics, and trade of family-run starships.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchanter novels Target entity description: The Merchanter novels are a series of science fiction books by C. J. Cherryh set in her Alliance–Union universe, focusing on the lives, politics, and trade of family-run starships.
-
A.
The Merchant Princes
The Merchant Princes is a science fiction story by Frederik Pohl that explores themes of commerce, power, and human ambition in a futuristic setting.
-
B.
Lewis Barnavelt series
The Lewis Barnavelt series is a set of middle-grade fantasy-horror novels, originally created by John Bellairs and later continued by Brad Strickland, following a young boy’s magical adventures with his eccentric uncle and their witch neighbor.
-
C.
David Balfour series
The David Balfour series is a pair of adventure novels by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the exploits of young Scotsman David Balfour in and after the events of Kidnapped.
-
D.
Crane-Iron novel series
The Crane-Iron novel series is a classic cycle of Chinese wuxia novels by Wang Dulu, renowned for its tales of martial arts, romance, and chivalry that inspired the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon films.
-
E.
Frost novels
Frost novels are a series of British crime novels by R.D. Wingfield featuring the scruffy, irreverent Detective Inspector Jack Frost solving cases in the fictional town of Denton.
- 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_69e0b506e59c8190849b71ed07929215 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e702d491a08190a9f5f28c0b72d38c |
completed | April 21, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09507598948190917746ab2eec4c7e |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a095110f5c081908458a6cbc9144986 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09518e0a088190999ba39bcbc9cb5f |
completed | May 17, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:47 p.m.