Triple
T5298152
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nicholson |
E119905
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSpellingVariant |
P457
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nickelson
Nickelson is a surname that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Nicholson.
|
E510171
|
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: Nickelson | Statement: [Nicholson, hasSpellingVariant, Nickelson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nickelson Context triple: [Nicholson, hasSpellingVariant, Nickelson]
-
A.
Neilson
Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
-
B.
Nickell
Nickell is a surname most notably associated with Joe Nickell, an American paranormal investigator and skeptic.
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C.
Nilsen
Nilsen is a surname, primarily of Scandinavian origin, that serves as a variant spelling of Nelson.
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D.
Nicklas
Nicklas is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, commonly used in Sweden and other Nordic countries.
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E.
Nik
Nik is one of the three futuristic, anime-style "Spheriks" characters that served as official mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
- 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: Nickelson Triple: [Nicholson, hasSpellingVariant, Nickelson]
Generated description
Nickelson is a surname that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Nicholson.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nickelson Target entity description: Nickelson is a surname that serves as an alternative spelling of the more common name Nicholson.
-
A.
Neilson
Neilson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, traditionally meaning "son of Neil."
-
B.
Nickell
Nickell is a surname most notably associated with Joe Nickell, an American paranormal investigator and skeptic.
-
C.
Nilsen
Nilsen is a surname, primarily of Scandinavian origin, that serves as a variant spelling of Nelson.
-
D.
Nicklas
Nicklas is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, commonly used in Sweden and other Nordic countries.
-
E.
Nik
Nik is one of the three futuristic, anime-style "Spheriks" characters that served as official mascots for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
- 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_69bd446f22b88190b6a47fb91c68a3e7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd85053e3c8190b28648056d6c5710 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf10e8212081908376eafc0291e078 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf117894d481909817346060a28d07 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf1267a0a88190a558937fa7776ed7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.