Triple

T727986
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. J. Thomson E14769 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Thomson
Thomson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the patronymic "son of Thomas" and borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
 E86329 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: Thomson | Statement: [J. J. Thomson, familyName, Thomson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomson
Context triple: [J. J. Thomson, familyName, Thomson]
  • A. Thomson SA
    Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
  • B. Thompson
    Thompson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as acting, sports, politics, and science.
  • C. Thomson family
    The Thomson family is a prominent Canadian business dynasty known for its vast media and information-services holdings and status as one of the world’s wealthiest families.
  • D. Rockwell
    Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
  • E. Rockwell
    Rockwell is the surname of Norman Rockwell, the iconic American painter and illustrator renowned for his depictions of everyday life in the United States.
  • 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: Thomson
Triple: [J. J. Thomson, familyName, Thomson]
Generated description
Thomson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the patronymic "son of Thomas" and borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomson
Target entity description: Thomson is a common Scottish surname historically associated with the patronymic "son of Thomas" and borne by numerous notable figures in science, politics, and the arts.
  • A. Thomson SA
    Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
  • B. Thompson
    Thompson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as acting, sports, politics, and science.
  • C. Thomson family
    The Thomson family is a prominent Canadian business dynasty known for its vast media and information-services holdings and status as one of the world’s wealthiest families.
  • D. Rockwell
    Rockwell is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1984 hit single "Somebody's Watching Me."
  • E. Rockwell
    Rockwell is the surname of Norman Rockwell, the iconic American painter and illustrator renowned for his depictions of everyday life in the United States.
  • 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_69a4934c753c81909b309027e48b9b3a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a5c011948190b2cfccd8fe722742 completed March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a6375e24248190b53efa0bfc29567a completed March 3, 2026, 1:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a63b580b3c81909fe2ba1b0aa958b6 completed March 3, 2026, 1:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a63bbb8e9881909d5ab68c4a47eb5c completed March 3, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.