Triple

T18145000
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Luson Thomas E434365 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Thomas
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields, including arts, politics, sports, and science.
E251923 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: [William Luson Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Context triple: [William Luson Thomas, familyName, 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 Francis, Prince of Carignano, was a 17th-century Italian nobleman and military commander of the House of Savoy who played a significant role in the Thirty Years' War and related European conflicts.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of British entertainer Tommy Steele, a pioneering rock and roll singer and actor.
  • 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: [William Luson Thomas, familyName, Thomas]
Generated description
Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields, including arts, politics, sports, and science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas
Target entity description: Thomas is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across various fields, including arts, politics, sports, and science.
  • A. Thomas chosen
    Thomas is a common surname of English and Welsh origin, derived from the given name Thomas and borne by numerous notable individuals worldwide.
  • B. Thomas
    Thomas is a common masculine given name of Aramaic origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures.
  • C. Thomas
    Thomas is the given first name of English actor Tom Sturridge, known for his work in film, television, and theatre.
  • D. Thomas
    Thomas is the given name of English actor Tom Courtenay, a prominent figure in British cinema and theatre since the 1960s.
  • 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_69d8b90aac308190801e2c57d8c5bfe5 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4de32d3f88190bd9f406729716407 completed April 19, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a038fb549d88190b9e4bf3dbd1c35b5 completed May 12, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a039182427c81909de840ddf7b2172f completed May 12, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a03927b1794819098106ca3695178dc completed May 12, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.