Triple
T8540121
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tracy Letts |
E202173
|
entity |
| Predicate | parent |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dennis Letts
Dennis Letts was an American actor and college professor best known as the father of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts.
|
E751676
|
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: Dennis Letts | Statement: [Tracy Letts, parent, Dennis Letts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Letts Context triple: [Tracy Letts, parent, Dennis Letts]
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A.
Dennis Elliott
Dennis Elliott is a British musician best known as the original drummer for the rock band Foreigner.
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B.
Dennis Layton
Dennis Layton is a former professional basketball player recognized for his standout performance in the 1979 NBA Finals, where he earned the series' Most Valuable Player honor.
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C.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks in the NHL and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
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D.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips is a character from the television series "Soap," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jodie Dallas in the show's groundbreaking portrayal of LGBTQ+ relationships.
- 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: Dennis Letts Triple: [Tracy Letts, parent, Dennis Letts]
Generated description
Dennis Letts was an American actor and college professor best known as the father of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Letts Target entity description: Dennis Letts was an American actor and college professor best known as the father of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and actor Tracy Letts.
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A.
Dennis Elliott
Dennis Elliott is a British musician best known as the original drummer for the rock band Foreigner.
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B.
Dennis Layton
Dennis Layton is a former professional basketball player recognized for his standout performance in the 1979 NBA Finals, where he earned the series' Most Valuable Player honor.
-
C.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks in the NHL and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
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D.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
Dennis Phillips
Dennis Phillips is a character from the television series "Soap," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jodie Dallas in the show's groundbreaking portrayal of LGBTQ+ relationships.
- 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_69ca832461e88190a654c5e44e233aa8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe6dfb2bc8190a41e32eca3c824c2 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cef318417881908619e137f22c6b74 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cef4cbc0788190bf95aa8058a8d895 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cef830e4e48190bf337a526cc82119 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:18 p.m.