Triple

T541886
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mark Oliphant E12648 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Oliphant
Oliphant is a surname most notably associated with Australian physicist Sir Mark Oliphant, a pioneer in nuclear physics and radar technology.
 E69252 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: Oliphant | Statement: [Mark Oliphant, familyName, Oliphant]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oliphant
Context triple: [Mark Oliphant, familyName, Oliphant]
  • A. Piping Shrike
    The Piping Shrike is a stylized representation of the Australian magpie that serves as the emblematic bird symbol on South Australia’s state flag and coat of arms.
  • B. Hoyte
    Hoyte is the first name of Hoyte van Hoytema, a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his work on major films such as "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk."
  • C. Griffin
    Griffin is the fictional surname of the central family in the animated television series "Family Guy," most notably borne by the character Peter Griffin.
  • D. Barbel
    Barbel is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of names like Barbara in German-speaking regions.
  • E. Dongo
    Dongo is a small town on the northwestern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy, known for its role in the capture of Benito Mussolini at the end of World War II.
  • 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: Oliphant
Triple: [Mark Oliphant, familyName, Oliphant]
Generated description
Oliphant is a surname most notably associated with Australian physicist Sir Mark Oliphant, a pioneer in nuclear physics and radar technology.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Oliphant
Target entity description: Oliphant is a surname most notably associated with Australian physicist Sir Mark Oliphant, a pioneer in nuclear physics and radar technology.
  • A. Piping Shrike
    The Piping Shrike is a stylized representation of the Australian magpie that serves as the emblematic bird symbol on South Australia’s state flag and coat of arms.
  • B. Hoyte
    Hoyte is the first name of Hoyte van Hoytema, a renowned Dutch-Swedish cinematographer known for his work on major films such as "Interstellar" and "Dunkirk."
  • C. Griffin
    Griffin is the fictional surname of the central family in the animated television series "Family Guy," most notably borne by the character Peter Griffin.
  • D. Barbel
    Barbel is a feminine given name, commonly used as a diminutive or variant of names like Barbara in German-speaking regions.
  • E. Dongo
    Dongo is a small town on the northwestern shore of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy, known for its role in the capture of Benito Mussolini at the end of World War II.
  • 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_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49861195081909540eaf402a5401a completed March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4e3f3f4e08190a625ae085868b191 completed March 2, 2026, 1:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4e47c4f908190969ff83c69d7c3a7 completed March 2, 2026, 1:14 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4e525eb18819083018d392ba4b2fa completed March 2, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.