Triple

T7532705
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lord Thomas Howard E178064 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Howard
Howard is the surname of a prominent English noble family historically associated with the Dukes of Norfolk and significant influence in British aristocracy and politics.
E118997 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: Howard | Statement: [Lord Thomas Howard, familyName, Howard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard
Context triple: [Lord Thomas Howard, familyName, Howard]
  • A. Howard
    Howard is the middle name of William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
  • B. Howard
    Howard is the given first name of Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki.
  • C. Howard
    Howard is a seasoned, wise old prospector in the classic 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," known for his experience, moral insight, and pivotal role in the gold-hunting expedition.
  • D. Howard
    Howard is the given first name of Duane Allman, the influential American guitarist and co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
  • E. Howard
    Howard is a volume series of early U.S. Supreme Court case reports compiled by Benjamin Chew Howard, later incorporated into the official United States Reports.
  • 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: Howard
Triple: [Lord Thomas Howard, familyName, Howard]
Generated description
Howard is the surname of a prominent English noble family historically associated with the Dukes of Norfolk and significant influence in British aristocracy and politics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard
Target entity description: Howard is the surname of a prominent English noble family historically associated with the Dukes of Norfolk and significant influence in British aristocracy and politics.
  • A. Howard chosen
    Howard is a common English surname shared by numerous notable figures across entertainment, politics, and other fields.
  • B. Howard
    Howard is a masculine given name of Old English origin meaning "high guardian" or "noble watchman," borne by numerous notable figures across politics, arts, and academia.
  • C. Howard
    Howard is the given name of the influential American film director, producer, and screenwriter Howard Hawks.
  • D. Howard
    Howard is the middle name of William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
  • E. Howard
    Howard is the given first name of Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c69f2acdbc8190b5a8320168c1d0ba completed March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f84753fc81908bee2013004ef5fb completed March 27, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c8a204ffc0819096f632f225d290dd completed March 29, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c8a2d073b08190a056e23cfdf13983 completed March 29, 2026, 3:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8a37fabe481908c7da8a5d71a3f1c completed March 29, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:47 p.m.