Triple
T17924737
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Foster Hewitt |
E448161
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entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Foster William Hewitt
Foster William Hewitt was a pioneering Canadian radio broadcaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of early hockey broadcasts, particularly "Hockey Night in Canada."
|
E1297035
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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: Foster William Hewitt | Statement: [Foster Hewitt, fullName, Foster William Hewitt]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foster William Hewitt Context triple: [Foster Hewitt, fullName, Foster William Hewitt]
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A.
Clarence S. Campbell
Clarence S. Campbell was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive best known for serving as president of the National Hockey League from 1946 to 1977.
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B.
Harold Fleming
Harold Fleming is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with more widely known figures like author Ian Fleming.
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C.
Conn Smythe
Conn Smythe was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive and owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, renowned for building multiple Stanley Cup–winning teams and leaving a lasting legacy in the NHL.
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D.
Frank Calder
Frank Calder was the first president of the National Hockey League, known for his influential role in shaping the league and for having the Calder Memorial Trophy named in his honor.
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E.
Lester Patrick
Lester Patrick was a pioneering Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive who became a key figure in the early development and expansion of professional hockey in North America.
- 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: Foster William Hewitt Triple: [Foster Hewitt, fullName, Foster William Hewitt]
Generated description
Foster William Hewitt was a pioneering Canadian radio broadcaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of early hockey broadcasts, particularly "Hockey Night in Canada."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foster William Hewitt Target entity description: Foster William Hewitt was a pioneering Canadian radio broadcaster best known as the iconic play-by-play voice of early hockey broadcasts, particularly "Hockey Night in Canada."
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A.
Clarence S. Campbell
Clarence S. Campbell was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive best known for serving as president of the National Hockey League from 1946 to 1977.
-
B.
Harold Fleming
Harold Fleming is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with more widely known figures like author Ian Fleming.
-
C.
Conn Smythe
Conn Smythe was a prominent Canadian ice hockey executive and owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, renowned for building multiple Stanley Cup–winning teams and leaving a lasting legacy in the NHL.
-
D.
Frank Calder
Frank Calder was the first president of the National Hockey League, known for his influential role in shaping the league and for having the Calder Memorial Trophy named in his honor.
-
E.
Lester Patrick
Lester Patrick was a pioneering Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive who became a key figure in the early development and expansion of professional hockey in North America.
- 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_69d8b9f79d14819095540856928f0e25 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4a54cf8188190b9bd676443418c23 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03213465088190990a998647d8acad |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a032338dbb48190ac0870ae5cabbb46 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a032435a3f08190a3c5435e4a83b0c6 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 12:59 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:20 a.m.