Triple

T17918258
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norman C. Francis E447993 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Francis
Francis is a common surname of English, Irish, and French origin used by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
E378772 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: Francis | Statement: [Norman C. Francis, familyName, Francis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis
Context triple: [Norman C. Francis, familyName, Francis]
  • A. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of the American actor Frank Morgan, best known for his role as the Wizard in "The Wizard of Oz."
  • B. Francis
    Francis is the middle name of American sportscaster Joe Buck, whose full name is Joseph Francis Buck.
  • C. Francis
    Francis is the given name of Frank Sheeran, the American labor union official and alleged mob hitman whose life inspired the film "The Irishman."
  • D. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of British journalist and author Claud Cockburn.
  • E. Francis
    Francis is the middle name of William Francis Deegan, an American military officer, engineer, and prominent New York City political figure of the early 20th century.
  • 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: Francis
Triple: [Norman C. Francis, familyName, Francis]
Generated description
Francis is a common surname of English, Irish, and French origin used by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis
Target entity description: Francis is a common surname of English, Irish, and French origin used by numerous notable individuals across various fields.
  • A. Francis chosen
    Francis is a common English surname of Latin origin, historically associated with people from France or those bearing the given name Francis.
  • B. Francis
    Francis is a masculine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries and associated with figures such as Saint Francis of Assisi and numerous historical and contemporary personalities.
  • C. Francis
    Francis is the given name of St. Francis de Sales, a 17th-century Catholic bishop renowned for his spiritual writings and gentle approach to religious reform.
  • D. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of Irish actor and singer Fra Fee, known for his work in film, television, and musical theatre.
  • E. Francis
    Francis is the given first name of the English actor Frank Finlay, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • 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_69d8b9f6d394819082a6d69fd1e23d2f completed April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4a30844548190b7a43c2f093f35d7 completed April 19, 2026, 9:40 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03212ea77c81908a3e2b4a2996f19d completed May 12, 2026, 12:46 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0321f029d88190836ab7050090265b completed May 12, 2026, 12:49 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a032295e63c8190a70639ace9d75760 completed May 12, 2026, 12:52 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:20 a.m.