Triple

T3236621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Roger Penrose E67869 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object John A. Todd
John A. Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra and geometry and for mentoring prominent figures such as Roger Penrose.
 E792224 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: John A. Todd | Statement: [Roger Penrose, doctoralAdvisor, John A. Todd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John A. Todd
Context triple: [Roger Penrose, doctoralAdvisor, John A. Todd]
  • A. Ralph E. Ogden
    Ralph E. Ogden was an American businessman and arts patron best known for establishing the Storm King Art Center, one of the world’s leading outdoor sculpture parks.
  • B. Charles B. Eddy
    Charles B. Eddy was an American businessman and railroad promoter influential in the development of southeastern New Mexico, for whom Eddy County was named.
  • C. John W. Alexander
    John W. Alexander was an American portrait and mural painter associated with the late 19th-century art world and known for his elegant, atmospheric style.
  • D. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • E. Edward F. Storey
    Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
  • 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: John A. Todd
Triple: [Roger Penrose, doctoralAdvisor, John A. Todd]
Generated description
John A. Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra and geometry and for mentoring prominent figures such as Roger Penrose.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John A. Todd
Target entity description: John A. Todd was a British mathematician known for his work in algebra and geometry and for mentoring prominent figures such as Roger Penrose.
  • A. Ralph E. Ogden
    Ralph E. Ogden was an American businessman and arts patron best known for establishing the Storm King Art Center, one of the world’s leading outdoor sculpture parks.
  • B. Charles B. Eddy
    Charles B. Eddy was an American businessman and railroad promoter influential in the development of southeastern New Mexico, for whom Eddy County was named.
  • C. John W. Alexander
    John W. Alexander was an American portrait and mural painter associated with the late 19th-century art world and known for his elegant, atmospheric style.
  • D. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • E. Edward F. Storey
    Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
  • 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_69ad858d27348190abb61c280b4c86a9 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adaee05d34819095dbce4db6ac8613 completed March 8, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0e29197948190886a3fea0105990c completed April 4, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0e502b68081909a9f9476421ba9b5 completed April 4, 2026, 10:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0e5af7360819096c6295de0ce5f32 completed April 4, 2026, 10:19 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:08 p.m.