Triple

T4253183
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Peter B. Dervan E95907 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Dervan
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
 E423837 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: Dervan | Statement: [Peter B. Dervan, familyName, Dervan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dervan
Context triple: [Peter B. Dervan, familyName, Dervan]
  • A. Dinneen
    Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Bladon
    Bladon is a village in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill.
  • C. Mordaunt
    Mordaunt is a vengeful and fanatical antagonist in Alexandre Dumas’ d'Artagnan romances, known as the ruthless son of Milady de Winter who seeks to destroy the musketeers.
  • D. Forristal
    Forristal is a surname of Irish origin borne by various individuals, including those in the arts and public life.
  • E. Dignam
    Dignam is a sharp-tongued, tough-as-nails police sergeant in the crime thriller film "The Departed," known for his brutal honesty and volatile temper.
  • 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: Dervan
Triple: [Peter B. Dervan, familyName, Dervan]
Generated description
Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Dervan
Target entity description: Dervan is a surname most notably associated with American chemist Peter B. Dervan, known for his pioneering work in bioorganic chemistry and DNA recognition.
  • A. Dinneen
    Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
  • B. Bladon
    Bladon is a village in Oxfordshire, England, best known as the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill.
  • C. Mordaunt
    Mordaunt is a vengeful and fanatical antagonist in Alexandre Dumas’ d'Artagnan romances, known as the ruthless son of Milady de Winter who seeks to destroy the musketeers.
  • D. Forristal
    Forristal is a surname of Irish origin borne by various individuals, including those in the arts and public life.
  • E. Dignam
    Dignam is a sharp-tongued, tough-as-nails police sergeant in the crime thriller film "The Departed," known for his brutal honesty and volatile temper.
  • 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_69b3453f759881909b91f01a1e82c036 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34ebe6fbc8190a89269b478b3f435 completed March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5a8845e6081908bbf1aef2a2da754 completed March 14, 2026, 6:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5a8f374fc8190830286dfadc9bdbb completed March 14, 2026, 6:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5a99a4a9c8190a7e9bbc119d8d775 completed March 14, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:06 p.m.