Triple
T8728725
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Across the Sea of Suns |
E207196
|
entity |
| Predicate | mainCharacter |
P1183
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nigel Walmsley |
E760396
|
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: Nigel Walmsley | Statement: [Across the Sea of Suns, mainCharacter, Nigel Walmsley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nigel Walmsley Context triple: [Across the Sea of Suns, mainCharacter, Nigel Walmsley]
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A.
Nigel Walmsley
chosen
Nigel Walmsley is a fictional British astronaut and scientist who becomes a central figure in Gregory Benford’s hard science fiction novels, confronting first contact and cosmic-scale mysteries.
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B.
Nigel Whitmey
Nigel Whitmey is a Canadian-born British actor known for his work in film, television, and voice acting, including roles in productions such as "Saving Private Ryan" and various video games.
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C.
Nigel Lamb
Nigel Lamb is a British aerobatic and air racing pilot best known for competing at the highest level in international air racing events, including the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
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D.
Nigel Wick
Nigel Wick is a comically tyrannical and eccentric British boss on the American sitcom "The Drew Carey Show," known for his outrageous behavior and antagonistic relationship with the main character.
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E.
Nigel Barker
Nigel Barker is a British fashion photographer, author, and television personality best known for serving as a longtime judge and photographer on the reality TV series "America's Next Top Model."
- 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_69ca8358e4008190898471a59b96c301 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5d19fdc88190860e0c9c93ab79ce |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfab4d5a2c81909494c119e1d80b4b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:37 p.m.