Triple
T18253702
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | C. L. Best |
E437165
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Clarence Leo Best
Clarence Leo Best was an American inventor and industrialist best known for co-founding the Caterpillar Tractor Company and advancing track-type tractor technology.
|
E1314817
|
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: Clarence Leo Best | Statement: [C. L. Best, fullName, Clarence Leo Best]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence Leo Best Context triple: [C. L. Best, fullName, Clarence Leo Best]
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A.
Clarence Reid
Clarence Reid was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, also known for his raunchy alter ego Blowfly.
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B.
Clarence Peters
Clarence Peters is a prominent Nigerian music video director and filmmaker known for his visually innovative work with many of Africa’s biggest music artists.
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C.
Clarence Rowland
Clarence Rowland was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago White Sox to the 1917 World Series championship.
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D.
Clarence Armstrong
Clarence Armstrong was the adopted son of Daisy Parker, who was Louis Armstrong’s first wife.
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E.
Clarence Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aeronautical engineer best known for leading Lockheed's Skunk Works and creating advanced aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-104 Starfighter.
- 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: Clarence Leo Best Triple: [C. L. Best, fullName, Clarence Leo Best]
Generated description
Clarence Leo Best was an American inventor and industrialist best known for co-founding the Caterpillar Tractor Company and advancing track-type tractor technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clarence Leo Best Target entity description: Clarence Leo Best was an American inventor and industrialist best known for co-founding the Caterpillar Tractor Company and advancing track-type tractor technology.
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A.
Clarence Reid
Clarence Reid was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, also known for his raunchy alter ego Blowfly.
-
B.
Clarence Peters
Clarence Peters is a prominent Nigerian music video director and filmmaker known for his visually innovative work with many of Africa’s biggest music artists.
-
C.
Clarence Rowland
Clarence Rowland was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Chicago White Sox to the 1917 World Series championship.
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D.
Clarence Armstrong
Clarence Armstrong was the adopted son of Daisy Parker, who was Louis Armstrong’s first wife.
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E.
Clarence Johnson
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was a pioneering American aeronautical engineer best known for leading Lockheed's Skunk Works and creating advanced aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-104 Starfighter.
- 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_69d8b913351c8190932b6a426de04b41 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4fd82f81c81909ad4455954bd8caa |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03b3ee41f081909cf7e7ee21343d5a |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a03b4748aa48190a69855ba8e9563dd |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03b4f794148190b01d310db48c2d6e |
completed | May 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:33 a.m.