Triple
T3675724
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Infinite Jest |
E77986
|
entity |
| Predicate | featuresCharacter |
P626
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hal Incandenza
Hal Incandenza is a prodigiously intelligent but emotionally isolated teenage tennis player and addict who serves as one of the central protagonists in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest."
|
E378545
|
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: Hal Incandenza | Statement: [Infinite Jest, featuresCharacter, Hal Incandenza]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal Incandenza Context triple: [Infinite Jest, featuresCharacter, Hal Incandenza]
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A.
Lisle Von Rhoman
Lisle Von Rhoman is a mysterious, ageless socialite and sorceress in the dark comedy film "Death Becomes Her," known for selling a magical potion that grants eternal youth and immortality.
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B.
Burny Mattinson
Burny Mattinson was a veteran Walt Disney animator, director, and story artist whose decades-long career contributed to many classic Disney films.
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C.
Hal Borne
Hal Borne was an American composer, arranger, and bandleader best known for his work on film and swing-era music, particularly in Hollywood musicals.
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D.
Alex Convery
Alex Convery is a screenwriter best known for writing the script for the 2023 sports drama film "Air," which chronicles Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan.
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E.
Dorian Sagan
Dorian Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, complexity, and the philosophy of science, often co-authored with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
- 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: Hal Incandenza Triple: [Infinite Jest, featuresCharacter, Hal Incandenza]
Generated description
Hal Incandenza is a prodigiously intelligent but emotionally isolated teenage tennis player and addict who serves as one of the central protagonists in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hal Incandenza Target entity description: Hal Incandenza is a prodigiously intelligent but emotionally isolated teenage tennis player and addict who serves as one of the central protagonists in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest."
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A.
Anthony Ashnault
Anthony Ashnault is an American wrestler best known as a multiple-time All-American and NCAA champion for Rutgers University.
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B.
Lisle Von Rhoman
Lisle Von Rhoman is a mysterious, ageless socialite and sorceress in the dark comedy film "Death Becomes Her," known for selling a magical potion that grants eternal youth and immortality.
-
C.
Burny Mattinson
Burny Mattinson was a veteran Walt Disney animator, director, and story artist whose decades-long career contributed to many classic Disney films.
-
D.
Hal Borne
Hal Borne was an American composer, arranger, and bandleader best known for his work on film and swing-era music, particularly in Hollywood musicals.
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E.
Alex Convery
Alex Convery is a screenwriter best known for writing the script for the 2023 sports drama film "Air," which chronicles Nike's pursuit of Michael Jordan.
- 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_69ad85e083008190b2e1b7085fe500bd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc462ffdc8190896e9f98f648e2f3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b48856b7d481909d9cc32586d61d44 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 9:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b489b0de348190a339affb0d59e4b3 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4bc976fc881909a067b73002c5305 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:25 p.m.