Triple

T18479469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject W. V. D. Hodge E451519 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object Douglas
Douglas is the given name of the influential British mathematician and geometer W. V. D. Hodge.
 E80 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: Douglas | Statement: [W. V. D. Hodge, givenName, Douglas]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Douglas
Context triple: [W. V. D. Hodge, givenName, Douglas]
  • A. Douglas
    Douglas is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically known for its association with the powerful Douglas family and its medieval castle.
  • B. Douglas
    Douglas is a suburban area of Cork, Ireland, known as a residential and commercial hub just southeast of Cork city centre.
  • C. Douglas
    Douglas is a small rural community located within the township of Bonnechere Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada.
  • D. Douglas
    Douglas is a neighboring locality that forms part of the boundary of New City.
  • E. Douglas
    Douglas is a town that serves as the administrative center for the surrounding area, housing the Douglas Courthouse.
  • 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: Douglas
Triple: [W. V. D. Hodge, givenName, Douglas]
Generated description
Douglas is the given name of the influential British mathematician and geometer W. V. D. Hodge.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Douglas
Target entity description: Douglas is the given name of the influential British mathematician and geometer W. V. D. Hodge.
  • A. Douglas
    Douglas is a surname of Scottish origin that has been borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, entertainment, and other fields.
  • B. Douglas chosen
    Douglas is a masculine given name of Scottish origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • C. Douglas
    Douglas is a historic Scottish noble house that played a major role in the political and military history of medieval and early modern Scotland.
  • D. Douglas
    Douglas is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically known for its association with the powerful Douglas family and its medieval castle.
  • E. Douglas
    Douglas is a narrow-gauge steam locomotive that operates on the historic Talyllyn Railway in Wales.
  • 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_69d8d38465a0819099b9b42d2a662ac1 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e53065e8388190bb216dae89f8cf75 completed April 19, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f29097881909bacb0df4ec9d307 completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a04407a51608190ba78d2c5337dd13f completed May 13, 2026, 9:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a04412ce3d481909044236be107de8d completed May 13, 2026, 9:15 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:35 a.m.