Triple
T3900814
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Classification Research Group |
E90482
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Fairthorne
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
|
E397634
|
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: Robert Fairthorne | Statement: [Classification Research Group, member, Robert Fairthorne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Fairthorne Context triple: [Classification Research Group, member, Robert Fairthorne]
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A.
James Burrough
James Burrough was an 18th-century English architect and academic at the University of Cambridge, known for helping shape the university’s neoclassical architectural style.
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B.
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Geoffrey Streatfeild is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Thick of It" and "Spooks."
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C.
Joseph MacDonald
Joseph MacDonald was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
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E.
Clive Tolley
Clive Tolley is a Canadian municipal politician who has served as the mayor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- 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: Robert Fairthorne Triple: [Classification Research Group, member, Robert Fairthorne]
Generated description
Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Fairthorne Target entity description: Robert Fairthorne was a British information scientist and mathematician known for his influential work in documentation, information retrieval theory, and the early development of information science as a discipline.
-
A.
James Burrough
James Burrough was an 18th-century English architect and academic at the University of Cambridge, known for helping shape the university’s neoclassical architectural style.
-
B.
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Geoffrey Streatfeild is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Thick of It" and "Spooks."
-
C.
Joseph MacDonald
Joseph MacDonald was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s.
-
D.
Ernest Merritt
Ernest Merritt was an American physicist and academic who co-founded the influential scientific journal Physical Review and helped shape early 20th-century physics research in the United States.
-
E.
Clive Tolley
Clive Tolley is a Canadian municipal politician who has served as the mayor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
- 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_69aed95d315881908cbf1bf4a7215fbf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeecf2f230819099abc109a0b7d916 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b51ca477a081908b7e6d2701833413 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b51dc74d6c819082d1cf4c8a5d3aba |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b51e27ce588190a9aa93f2fd063fad |
completed | March 14, 2026, 8:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:21 p.m.