Triple
T6751673
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Exception and the Rule |
E154353
|
entity |
| Predicate | protagonist |
P268
|
FINISHED |
| Object | the Merchant |
E282730
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Merchant | Statement: [The Exception and the Rule, protagonist, the Merchant]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Merchant Context triple: [The Exception and the Rule, protagonist, the Merchant]
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A.
Marchand
Marchand is the surname of American rapper and actress Foxy Brown, whose full name is Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand.
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B.
the Crystal Merchant
The Crystal Merchant is a cautious, change-averse shopkeeper in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Alchemist" who embodies the fear of pursuing one’s dreams.
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C.
Merchant
chosen
Merchant is a shrewd, status-conscious businessman and storyteller in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, known for his cynical views on marriage and concern with profit and appearance.
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D.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
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E.
Commercy
Commercy is a small town in northeastern France best known for its madeleine pastries and its role as an administrative center in the Meuse department.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c6880ef37881909268a5a7299b9293 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d1dbc3a48190a35df5dad8c630e8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c70b1a0d7481908a813fa5c2e1ba6e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:11 p.m.