Triple

T17988065
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Snodgrass E430289 entity
Predicate hasGivenName P17 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
E67625 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: Thomas | Statement: [Thomas Snodgrass, hasGivenName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [Thomas Snodgrass, hasGivenName, Thomas]
  • A. Thomas
    Thomas is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the formal given name of Tom Coughlin, the American football coach best known for leading the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the first name of American film director, screenwriter, and producer Tom Shadyac, known for hit comedies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty."
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is a character appearing in the animated series "Exit 9B" from the show "Regular Show."
  • 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: Thomas
Triple: [Thomas Snodgrass, hasGivenName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "twin."
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Malthus, the influential English economist and demographer known for his theories on population growth and resource limits.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of Tom Harmon, the famed American football player and sportscaster.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Thomas Paine, the influential 18th-century political philosopher and writer known for works like "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man."
  • 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_69d8b90364248190a37381adea932f42 completed April 10, 2026, 8:46 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4b29d3ad4819096c2600aa2a99f21 completed April 19, 2026, 10:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03379ddb5881909a3aa5ced03647b7 completed May 12, 2026, 2:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0338cd02808190b650f59fc16bab0d completed May 12, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a033cb498248190a3805cd356832cd0 completed May 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:23 a.m.