Triple
T22783323
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nordstrom family |
E563895
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableMember |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Elmer Nordstrom
Elmer Nordstrom was an American businessman and co-president of the Nordstrom department store chain, helping expand it into a major national retailer.
|
E1552992
|
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: Elmer Nordstrom | Statement: [Nordstrom family, notableMember, Elmer Nordstrom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elmer Nordstrom Context triple: [Nordstrom family, notableMember, Elmer Nordstrom]
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A.
Frank Seiberling
Frank Seiberling was an American industrialist best known for founding the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which became one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers.
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B.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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C.
Elwood Bredell
Elwood Bredell was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and film noir in the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Edward Elmer Smith
Edward Elmer Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera works, including the Lensman and Skylark series.
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E.
Hunt Stromberg
Hunt Stromberg was a prominent American film producer of Hollywood’s Golden Age, best known for his work at MGM on numerous classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Elmer Nordstrom Triple: [Nordstrom family, notableMember, Elmer Nordstrom]
Generated description
Elmer Nordstrom was an American businessman and co-president of the Nordstrom department store chain, helping expand it into a major national retailer.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elmer Nordstrom Target entity description: Elmer Nordstrom was an American businessman and co-president of the Nordstrom department store chain, helping expand it into a major national retailer.
-
A.
Frank Seiberling
Frank Seiberling was an American industrialist best known for founding the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which became one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers.
-
B.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
-
C.
Elwood Bredell
Elwood Bredell was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic Hollywood films and film noir in the 1930s and 1940s.
-
D.
Edward Elmer Smith
Edward Elmer Smith was an American science fiction author best known for his pioneering space opera works, including the Lensman and Skylark series.
-
E.
Hunt Stromberg
Hunt Stromberg was a prominent American film producer of Hollywood’s Golden Age, best known for his work at MGM on numerous classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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_69e2455500788190b4b33030461f3bbd |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17c2ee4e88190951afb2abe69009f |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0b982b6a4c8190b1a5521aa149dc0b |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0b98e33b78819084ac449dd47cc778 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0b9996e05c8190ad2cb5704bb4c245 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:29 p.m.