Triple
T490467
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nick Holonyak Jr. |
E9976
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralStudent |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James Coleman
James Coleman is a physicist and engineer known for his work in semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
|
E108496
|
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: James Coleman | Statement: [Nick Holonyak Jr., doctoralStudent, James Coleman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Coleman Context triple: [Nick Holonyak Jr., doctoralStudent, James Coleman]
-
A.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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B.
James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was a prominent American political scientist best known for his work on crime, policing, and public policy, including the influential "broken windows" theory.
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C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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D.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
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E.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
- 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: James Coleman Triple: [Nick Holonyak Jr., doctoralStudent, James Coleman]
Generated description
James Coleman is a physicist and engineer known for his work in semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Coleman Target entity description: James Coleman is a physicist and engineer known for his work in semiconductor lasers and optoelectronics.
-
A.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
-
B.
James Q. Wilson
James Q. Wilson was a prominent American political scientist best known for his work on crime, policing, and public policy, including the influential "broken windows" theory.
-
C.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
-
D.
James Caldwell
James Caldwell was one of the colonial civilians killed by British soldiers during the 1770 Boston Massacre, an event that helped fuel anti-British sentiment before the American Revolution.
-
E.
James Rogers
James Rogers is a common personal name shared by numerous individuals across various fields, including politics, academia, sports, and the arts.
- 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_69a7cf473e48819095390a5904429a9c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7d063fe8c81909a32afaf2798297f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7d0c6a14c81909d98c648aef4e87b |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:27 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.