Triple
T23539807
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Howard McNear |
E577708
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | McNear |
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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: McNear | Statement: [Howard McNear, familyName, McNear]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McNear Context triple: [Howard McNear, familyName, McNear]
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A.
Blaney
Blaney is the middle name of Elmer Blaney Harris, an American playwright and author known for works such as "Johnny Belinda."
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B.
Alexander O’Neal
Alexander O’Neal is an American R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and 1980s hits like "Fake," "Criticize," and "If You Were Here Tonight."
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C.
Sunny Sweeney
Sunny Sweeney is an American country music singer-songwriter known for her traditional honky-tonk style and charting singles on the Billboard country charts.
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D.
Delmore
Delmore is a masculine given name most notably associated with the American poet and short story writer Delmore Schwartz.
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E.
Wilburn
Wilburn is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, historically derived from Old English elements meaning "will" or "desire" and "stream" or "brook."
- 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: McNear Target entity description: McNear is a surname most notably associated with American character actor Howard McNear, best known for his role as Floyd the barber on "The Andy Griffith Show."
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A.
Blaney
Blaney is the middle name of Elmer Blaney Harris, an American playwright and author known for works such as "Johnny Belinda."
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B.
Alexander O’Neal
Alexander O’Neal is an American R&B singer known for his powerful vocals and 1980s hits like "Fake," "Criticize," and "If You Were Here Tonight."
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C.
Sunny Sweeney
Sunny Sweeney is an American country music singer-songwriter known for her traditional honky-tonk style and charting singles on the Billboard country charts.
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D.
Delmore
Delmore is a masculine given name most notably associated with the American poet and short story writer Delmore Schwartz.
-
E.
Wilburn
Wilburn is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, historically derived from Old English elements meaning "will" or "desire" and "stream" or "brook."
- 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_69e245f9d5d08190a4a20004e1784e20 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1ae1a66b88190811b38523ea606fe |
completed | April 29, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:10 p.m.