Triple

T17341406
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Combs E421073 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object J. Edward Combs
J. Edward Combs is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Combs, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
E1316424 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: J. Edward Combs | Statement: [Combs, hasNotableBearer, J. Edward Combs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Edward Combs
Context triple: [Combs, hasNotableBearer, J. Edward Combs]
  • A. James L. Wilmeth
    James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
  • B. Philip M. Landrum
    Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
  • C. Robert J. Wynne
    Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
  • D. Roy E. Crummer
    Roy E. Crummer was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose contributions led to the naming of the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in his honor.
  • E. Robert L. Boyett
    Robert L. Boyett is an American television producer best known for his work on popular family sitcoms such as "Full House," "Family Matters," and other hit network comedies.
  • 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: J. Edward Combs
Triple: [Combs, hasNotableBearer, J. Edward Combs]
Generated description
J. Edward Combs is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Combs, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Edward Combs
Target entity description: J. Edward Combs is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Combs, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
  • A. James L. Wilmeth
    James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
  • B. Philip M. Landrum
    Philip M. Landrum was an American congressman from Georgia best known as a co-author of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (the Landrum–Griffin Act), which regulated labor unions and their internal affairs.
  • C. Robert J. Wynne
    Robert J. Wynne was an American journalist and public official who served in senior federal financial and postal administration roles in the early 20th century.
  • D. Roy E. Crummer
    Roy E. Crummer was a prominent businessman and philanthropist whose contributions led to the naming of the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in his honor.
  • E. Robert L. Boyett
    Robert L. Boyett is an American television producer best known for his work on popular family sitcoms such as "Full House," "Family Matters," and other hit network comedies.
  • 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_69d889d3adc881909319f1edb8d2a956 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e43a15f6488190ad7d489e7391ab12 completed April 19, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03bb3f07d0819085c04218705708fc completed May 12, 2026, 11:43 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a03bbe8e5148190ac3f0c247455cac0 completed May 12, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03bc66f81c8190bd47405d92e6547e completed May 12, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:44 a.m.