Triple

T23102062
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward J. Steptoe E576057 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Steptoe
Steptoe is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Army officer Edward J. Steptoe, known for his role in mid-19th-century American frontier military history.
 E1571574 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: Steptoe | Statement: [Edward J. Steptoe, familyName, Steptoe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steptoe
Context triple: [Edward J. Steptoe, familyName, Steptoe]
  • A. Steffl
    Steffl is the popular nickname for the iconic south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, a prominent symbol of the city's skyline.
  • B. Estey
    Estey is a surname and place name most commonly associated with North American families and locations, sometimes appearing as a variant spelling of similar names like Easty.
  • C. Steele
    Steele is a historic district of the German city of Essen, known for its riverside location along the Ruhr and its blend of residential, commercial, and cultural areas.
  • D. Steele
    Steele is a surname most notably borne by Charles Steele Jr., an American civil rights leader and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  • E. Steele
    Steele is a small city in southeastern Missouri known for its agricultural surroundings and location in Pemiscot County near the Mississippi River.
  • 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: Steptoe
Triple: [Edward J. Steptoe, familyName, Steptoe]
Generated description
Steptoe is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Army officer Edward J. Steptoe, known for his role in mid-19th-century American frontier military history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Steptoe
Target entity description: Steptoe is a surname most notably associated with U.S. Army officer Edward J. Steptoe, known for his role in mid-19th-century American frontier military history.
  • A. Steffl
    Steffl is the popular nickname for the iconic south tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, a prominent symbol of the city's skyline.
  • B. Estey
    Estey is a surname and place name most commonly associated with North American families and locations, sometimes appearing as a variant spelling of similar names like Easty.
  • C. Steele
    Steele is a historic district of the German city of Essen, known for its riverside location along the Ruhr and its blend of residential, commercial, and cultural areas.
  • D. Steele
    Steele is a small city in southeastern Missouri known for its agricultural surroundings and location in Pemiscot County near the Mississippi River.
  • E. Steele
    Steele is a surname most notably borne by Charles Steele Jr., an American civil rights leader and former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  • 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_69e245c060b48190a9bd61a47a16db17 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f18de9fa8c81909fd26ff37173b85b completed April 29, 2026, 4:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0c23e26fcc81908c83314244c8bc44 completed May 19, 2026, 8:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0c27f16a188190ac5eeb3c0dbe2ac4 completed May 19, 2026, 9:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0c28f3c9288190b9ee0e5c4911ee9b completed May 19, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:58 p.m.