Triple

T421968
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norman R. Augustine E8122 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Augustine
Augustine is a common surname of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Christian theologian Saint Augustine of Hippo and used by various notable individuals across fields.
E26099 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: Augustine | Statement: [Norman R. Augustine, familyName, Augustine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustine
Context triple: [Norman R. Augustine, familyName, Augustine]
  • A. Augustine of Hippo
    Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
  • B. Ambrose of Milan
    Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
  • C. Tertullian
    Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
  • D. Evagrius Ponticus
    Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
  • E. John Cassian
    John Cassian was a prominent early Christian monk and theologian whose writings helped transmit the spirituality and ascetic practices of the Egyptian Desert Fathers to Western monasticism.
  • 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: Augustine
Triple: [Norman R. Augustine, familyName, Augustine]
Generated description
Augustine is a common surname of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Christian theologian Saint Augustine of Hippo and used by various notable individuals across fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustine
Target entity description: Augustine is a common surname of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Christian theologian Saint Augustine of Hippo and used by various notable individuals across fields.
  • A. Augustine of Hippo chosen
    Augustine of Hippo was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings, including "Confessions" and "The City of God," profoundly shaped Western Christianity and Western thought.
  • B. Ambrose of Milan
    Ambrose of Milan was a 4th-century bishop, theologian, and influential Church Father known for shaping Western Christian doctrine and famously mentoring and baptizing Augustine of Hippo.
  • C. Tertullian
    Tertullian was an early Christian theologian and writer from Carthage, known for his influential Latin apologetic and polemical works that helped shape Western Christian thought.
  • D. Evagrius Ponticus
    Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
  • E. John Cassian
    John Cassian was a prominent early Christian monk and theologian whose writings helped transmit the spirituality and ascetic practices of the Egyptian Desert Fathers to Western monasticism.
  • F. None of above.

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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eec0e9dc81908c08b209ce5278ef completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a42a15efe88190b1dc3337bd775723 completed March 1, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a42a7dc3108190ad644aee25d95d50 completed March 1, 2026, 12:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a42b19e7148190816b50e00319b12b completed March 1, 2026, 12:03 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.