Triple
T549366
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Don DeLillo |
E11803
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Silence
The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
|
E69667
|
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: The Silence | Statement: [Don DeLillo, notableWork, The Silence]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Silence Context triple: [Don DeLillo, notableWork, The Silence]
-
A.
Great Silence
The Great Silence refers to the puzzling absence of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations despite the vastness and apparent habitability of the universe.
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B.
La voix
"La voix" is an operatic pop song performed by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman as Sweden’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
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C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
- 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: The Silence Triple: [Don DeLillo, notableWork, The Silence]
Generated description
The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Silence Target entity description: The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
-
A.
Great Silence
The Great Silence refers to the puzzling absence of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations despite the vastness and apparent habitability of the universe.
-
B.
La voix
"La voix" is an operatic pop song performed by Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman as Sweden’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
-
C.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
-
D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
-
E.
Les Solitudes
Les Solitudes is a reflective poetic work by French writer and first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Sully Prudhomme, exploring themes of isolation and inner life.
- 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_69a4932941d08190815efd422f0b4ca7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49901e4e481909a5ed93c21ab37bd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4e63063388190bece9d3b8cc027b8 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4e6fe6d608190b8b182702399e340 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4e757a8ec8190b0e4990555855b73 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.