Triple

T490358
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles Proteus Steinmetz E9974 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Karl
Karl is the given first name of Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the renowned German-American mathematician and electrical engineer who revolutionized the understanding of alternating current systems.
 E71657 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: Karl | Statement: [Charles Proteus Steinmetz, givenName, Karl]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Karl
Context triple: [Charles Proteus Steinmetz, givenName, Karl]
  • A. Karl
    Karl is the given name of German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, a prominent military leader during World War II.
  • B. Gerhard
    Gerhard is a masculine given name of German origin, historically common in German-speaking countries.
  • C. Nikolaus
    Nikolaus is the traditional German figure based on Saint Nicholas who brings small gifts to children on the eve of December 6th.
  • D. Ludwig
    Ludwig is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and rulers and used in various forms across many European languages.
  • E. Wilhelm
    Wilhelm is a Germanic given name, equivalent to William, historically borne by numerous European nobles, rulers, and notable figures.
  • 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: Karl
Triple: [Charles Proteus Steinmetz, givenName, Karl]
Generated description
Karl is the given first name of Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the renowned German-American mathematician and electrical engineer who revolutionized the understanding of alternating current systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Karl
Target entity description: Karl is the given first name of Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the renowned German-American mathematician and electrical engineer who revolutionized the understanding of alternating current systems.
  • A. Karl
    Karl is the given name of German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, a prominent military leader during World War II.
  • B. Gerhard
    Gerhard is a masculine given name of German origin, historically common in German-speaking countries.
  • C. Nikolaus
    Nikolaus is the traditional German figure based on Saint Nicholas who brings small gifts to children on the eve of December 6th.
  • D. Ludwig
    Ludwig is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, historically associated with nobility and rulers and used in various forms across many European languages.
  • E. Wilhelm
    Wilhelm is a Germanic given name, equivalent to William, historically borne by numerous European nobles, rulers, and notable figures.
  • 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_69a2e802e2908190ab17c9479e0b6412 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f0e22a308190b04d12974fd08a38 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4fc7b283c8190af5fb7fa649a9095 completed March 2, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4fd82527c81908f996fb4ac1d1000 completed March 2, 2026, 3:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4fdfce6148190998b823f069cd43d completed March 2, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.