Triple
T3949477
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Colin Dexter |
E84827
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Norman Colin Dexter
Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer best known for creating the Inspector Morse detective novels.
|
E401437
|
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: Norman Colin Dexter | Statement: [Colin Dexter, birthName, Norman Colin Dexter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Colin Dexter Context triple: [Colin Dexter, birthName, Norman Colin Dexter]
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A.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
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B.
Harlan Dexter
Harlan Dexter is a wealthy, morally corrupt former actor turned powerful businessman who serves as a central antagonist in the darkly comedic neo-noir film "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."
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C.
Martin Beck
Martin Beck was a prominent early 20th-century American theatrical impresario and vaudeville entrepreneur who played a key role in developing Broadway and national theater circuits.
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D.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
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E.
Jack Weston
Jack Weston was an American character actor known for his comic and dramatic roles in film, television, and theater from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- 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: Norman Colin Dexter Triple: [Colin Dexter, birthName, Norman Colin Dexter]
Generated description
Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer best known for creating the Inspector Morse detective novels.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norman Colin Dexter Target entity description: Norman Colin Dexter was an English crime writer best known for creating the Inspector Morse detective novels.
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A.
James Arthur Monk
James Arthur Monk, better known as Art Monk, is a Hall of Fame former NFL wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Washington Redskins and multiple Super Bowl victories.
-
B.
Harlan Dexter
Harlan Dexter is a wealthy, morally corrupt former actor turned powerful businessman who serves as a central antagonist in the darkly comedic neo-noir film "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang."
-
C.
Martin Beck
Martin Beck was a prominent early 20th-century American theatrical impresario and vaudeville entrepreneur who played a key role in developing Broadway and national theater circuits.
-
D.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
-
E.
Jack Weston
Jack Weston was an American character actor known for his comic and dramatic roles in film, television, and theater from the 1950s through the 1980s.
- 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_69aed934fbfc8190847068e4546de963 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef910ecc08190a4fca89bcf063e0c |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5339feb4c8190ad96a5680cb5294e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5346fb3648190b2b72e10179588ed |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b534e98b8081909c2b71ff20fe0bb4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:30 p.m.