Triple

T472926
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norman Mailer E8598 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Mailer
Mailer is a surname most notably associated with American novelist, journalist, and essayist Norman Mailer.
 E58998 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: Mailer | Statement: [Norman Mailer, familyName, Mailer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mailer
Context triple: [Norman Mailer, familyName, Mailer]
  • A. Mail
    Mail is Apple’s built-in email client application for macOS, used to send, receive, and manage email accounts.
  • B. SMTP
    SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a standard communication protocol used for sending and routing email messages across IP networks.
  • C. Media Mail
    Media Mail is a discounted U.S. Postal Service shipping option specifically for sending educational materials and media such as books, sound recordings, and DVDs.
  • D. InMail
    InMail is LinkedIn’s premium messaging tool that lets users directly contact other members they’re not connected with on the platform.
  • E. Database Mail
    Database Mail is a SQL Server component that enables the database engine to send email messages, alerts, and query results using SMTP.
  • 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: Mailer
Triple: [Norman Mailer, familyName, Mailer]
Generated description
Mailer is a surname most notably associated with American novelist, journalist, and essayist Norman Mailer.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mailer
Target entity description: Mailer is a surname most notably associated with American novelist, journalist, and essayist Norman Mailer.
  • A. Mail
    Mail is Apple’s built-in email client application for macOS, used to send, receive, and manage email accounts.
  • B. SMTP
    SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a standard communication protocol used for sending and routing email messages across IP networks.
  • C. Media Mail
    Media Mail is a discounted U.S. Postal Service shipping option specifically for sending educational materials and media such as books, sound recordings, and DVDs.
  • D. InMail
    InMail is LinkedIn’s premium messaging tool that lets users directly contact other members they’re not connected with on the platform.
  • E. Database Mail
    Database Mail is a SQL Server component that enables the database engine to send email messages, alerts, and query results using SMTP.
  • 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_69a2e7f3aeb48190a19453e3a043f486 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eff24108819092fdb85019ec4089 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a462fd1768819098ab8e2d7aff050e completed March 1, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a463be99dc8190937bd91b3246396c completed March 1, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4645b91e081908469658c73ca0ee2 completed March 1, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.