Triple
T22875604
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merl Saunders |
E567311
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedAct |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bill Vitt |
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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: Bill Vitt | Statement: [Merl Saunders, associatedAct, Bill Vitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Vitt Context triple: [Merl Saunders, associatedAct, Bill Vitt]
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A.
Bill Mays
Bill Mays is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for his lyrical style and extensive work as both a bandleader and sought-after sideman.
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B.
Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s with his aggressive, speed-and-defense-focused "Whiteyball" style.
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C.
Vic Schaefer
Vic Schaefer is an American women's college basketball coach best known for leading Mississippi State to national prominence, including multiple Final Four appearances and a historic upset of UConn.
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D.
W. Max Finley
W. Max Finley was a prominent Chattanooga businessman and civic leader whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main football stadium being named in his honor.
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E.
Dick Williams
Dick Williams was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to the 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant and winning World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics.
- 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: Bill Vitt Target entity description: Bill Vitt was an American drummer and percussionist best known for his work in the San Francisco music scene, including collaborations with Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia.
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A.
Bill Mays
Bill Mays is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for his lyrical style and extensive work as both a bandleader and sought-after sideman.
-
B.
Whitey Herzog
Whitey Herzog is a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s with his aggressive, speed-and-defense-focused "Whiteyball" style.
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C.
Vic Schaefer
Vic Schaefer is an American women's college basketball coach best known for leading Mississippi State to national prominence, including multiple Final Four appearances and a historic upset of UConn.
-
D.
W. Max Finley
W. Max Finley was a prominent Chattanooga businessman and civic leader whose contributions to the community led to the city’s main football stadium being named in his honor.
-
E.
Dick Williams
Dick Williams was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox to the 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant and winning World Series titles with the Oakland Athletics.
- 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_69e24589d8348190b96422d13a678bc1 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f17f57a1ec8190b8c6a0080d97a2a2 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:39 p.m.