Triple
T17883609
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brief Lives |
E447148
|
entity |
| Predicate | workInSeriesNumber |
P5040
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Sandman issues #41–49
The Sandman issues #41–49 comprise the "Brief Lives" story arc of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic series, following Dream and his sister Delirium on a journey to find their missing brother Destruction.
|
E1293716
|
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: The Sandman issues #41–49 | Statement: [Brief Lives, workInSeriesNumber, The Sandman issues #41–49]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sandman issues #41–49 Context triple: [Brief Lives, workInSeriesNumber, The Sandman issues #41–49]
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A.
The Sandman (DC Golden Age version)
The Sandman (DC Golden Age version) is a classic DC Comics superhero, originally a gas-mask-wearing, trench-coated crimefighter who used a sleep-inducing gas gun and operated as one of the earliest mystery men of the Golden Age.
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B.
The Sandman
The Sandman is a seminal Gothic short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann that explores themes of madness, perception, and the uncanny through a young man's obsession with a mysterious automaton.
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C.
Sandman
Sandman is a mythical guardian of dreams who silently protects children’s sleep by weaving and controlling dreams.
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D.
Sandman
Sandman is an American rapper known for his gritty lyricism and work within the East Coast hip-hop scene.
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E.
Sandman
Sandman is a Marvel Comics supervillain and occasional antihero who can transform his body into sand, granting him powerful shapeshifting and durability abilities.
- 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: The Sandman issues #41–49 Triple: [Brief Lives, workInSeriesNumber, The Sandman issues #41–49]
Generated description
The Sandman issues #41–49 comprise the "Brief Lives" story arc of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic series, following Dream and his sister Delirium on a journey to find their missing brother Destruction.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sandman issues #41–49 Target entity description: The Sandman issues #41–49 comprise the "Brief Lives" story arc of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed comic series, following Dream and his sister Delirium on a journey to find their missing brother Destruction.
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A.
The Sandman (DC Golden Age version)
The Sandman (DC Golden Age version) is a classic DC Comics superhero, originally a gas-mask-wearing, trench-coated crimefighter who used a sleep-inducing gas gun and operated as one of the earliest mystery men of the Golden Age.
-
B.
The Sandman
The Sandman is a seminal Gothic short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann that explores themes of madness, perception, and the uncanny through a young man's obsession with a mysterious automaton.
-
C.
Sandman
Sandman is a mythical guardian of dreams who silently protects children’s sleep by weaving and controlling dreams.
-
D.
Sandman
Sandman is an American rapper known for his gritty lyricism and work within the East Coast hip-hop scene.
-
E.
Sandman
Sandman is a Marvel Comics supervillain and occasional antihero who can transform his body into sand, granting him powerful shapeshifting and durability abilities.
- 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49c1016508190857adce1a0fbb355 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0313d7ca4881908ce9c8e9a8d44e11 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0315959c3c819096a93724638a970b |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03165da2a081909ad7089d5135d23c |
completed | May 12, 2026, noon |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.