Triple

T18591236
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lot Whitcomb E454371 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Whitcomb
Whitcomb is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
 E338994 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: Whitcomb | Statement: [Lot Whitcomb, familyName, Whitcomb]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Whitcomb
Context triple: [Lot Whitcomb, familyName, Whitcomb]
  • A. Whitcomb
    Whitcomb is the middle name of James Whitcomb Riley, the renowned American poet known as the "Hoosier Poet" for his dialect verse and children's poetry.
  • B. Whitmore
    Whitmore is an English surname historically associated with several notable families and individuals in Britain.
  • C. Tugwell
    Tugwell is a surname most notably associated with Rexford G. Tugwell, an American economist and member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal "Brain Trust."
  • D. Whitmire
    Whitmire is a given name associated with David Whitmire Hearst, a member of the Hearst family.
  • E. Whitlock
    Whitlock is the surname of American actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his distinctive roles in television series like "The Wire."
  • 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: Whitcomb
Triple: [Lot Whitcomb, familyName, Whitcomb]
Generated description
Whitcomb is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Whitcomb
Target entity description: Whitcomb is an English-language surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, military service, and the arts.
  • A. Whitcomb chosen
    Whitcomb is the middle name of James Whitcomb Riley, the renowned American poet known as the "Hoosier Poet" for his dialect verse and children's poetry.
  • B. Whitmore
    Whitmore is an English surname historically associated with several notable families and individuals in Britain.
  • C. Tugwell
    Tugwell is a surname most notably associated with Rexford G. Tugwell, an American economist and member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal "Brain Trust."
  • D. Whitmire
    Whitmire is a given name associated with David Whitmire Hearst, a member of the Hearst family.
  • E. Whitlock
    Whitlock is the surname of American actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., best known for his distinctive roles in television series like "The Wire."
  • 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_69d8d38ae7e081908a98df1251842402 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e545b5bc688190bdfe3911ac6b2d76 completed April 19, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a04f898b59481909aa72291b24a4cd0 completed May 13, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a04fc705b3481908bea3e5f6ce33f1e completed May 13, 2026, 10:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a04fcc66ddc819094d427390e7c3774 completed May 13, 2026, 10:35 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m.